Topic
Outdoors
Phone signal is patchy in the hills and countryside. These guides cover preparing your phone and maps before you go.
In an emergency
If someone is in immediate danger, call 999. In the hills, call 999 and ask for the police, then mountain rescue.
Guides
- 21Finding your way and calling for help without phone signalPlan before you go, carry a map you can use offline, and know how to call mountain rescue.
- 22Offline maps on your phone: how to download them before you need themHow offline maps work in Google Maps and Apple Maps, what they can’t do, and when to use a paper map.