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Offline RNKIII

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« on: October 16, 2007, 07:08:19 AM »
ICE - In Case of Emergency
 
 We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its
 memory but nobody, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers
 belong to our closest family or friends. If we were to be involved in
 an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our
 mobile phone, but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of
 numbers stored, but which one is the contact person in case of an
 emergency?
 
 " ICE"  is a method of contact during
 emergency situations. As cell phones are carried by the majority of the
 population, all you need to do is store the number of a contact person
 or persons who should be contacted during emergency under the name "ICE"
 
 ( In Case Of Emergency).
 
 The idea was thought up by a paramedic (in England, I beleive) who found that when he went to
 the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients,
 but they didn't know which number to call. He therefore thought that it
 would be a good idea if there was a nationally recognized name for this
 purpose. In an emergency situation, Emergency Service personnel and
 Hospital Staff would be able to quickly contact the right person by
 simply dialing the number you have stored as "ICE."
 
 For more than one contact name simply enter ICE1, ICE2 and ICE3 etc. A
 great idea that will make a difference!


Sounds like a good idea to me and I thought I'd bring it to the attention of the TS community.


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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2007, 08:30:26 AM »
On my new cell phone, you can designate a certain number of your contacts to be listed in red as an "ICE" contact. In addition to seeing those contacts listed in red, when you go to your list of contacts, at the very top is a listing red cross type of icon that says "In Case of Emergency." If you open that contact/category, you'll see those you have listed as well.
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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2007, 09:12:37 AM »
Caroline and I have had ICE numbers for nearest and dearest in our phone address lists for a while - but the idea of putting them at the top of the list with a clear marking is a good one. I'll be watching out for that when I need to replace my present Sony Ericsson...
RobW - what is the make and model of the one you've got?
« Last Edit: October 16, 2007, 09:13:37 AM by Highmac »
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« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2007, 01:56:27 PM »
I had one of the first cell phones, ie the "brick". Decided in '02 I didn't really need one. Don't call me, I'll call you when I find a  land line. whistling.gif
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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2007, 02:41:17 PM »
QUOTE(Highmac @ Oct 16 2007, 10:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Caroline and I have had ICE numbers for nearest and dearest in our phone address lists for a while - but the idea of putting them at the top of the list with a clear marking is a good one. I'll be watching out for that when I need to replace my present Sony Ericsson...
RobW - what is the make and model of the one you've got?


I just had to replace my phone a couple of weeks ago (fortunately, I was up for an upgrade through Verizon) and ended up with the LG VX 8350--a pretty basic phone which meets my needs. So far, I've been pleased with it. (I wasn't really happy with my last one--a Samsung.)
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« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2007, 10:35:12 AM »
I hate to be a spoiler, but there is a potential pitfall with the ICE concept:

An email "warning" was going around that turned out to be legitimate, or at least possible. It went like this:

A man received a text message from his wife's cellphone saying that she was at the bank but forgot their ATM PIN number, and asked him what it was. He replied & sent it to her phone.

Twenty minutes later he received a phone call from his wife, from a land line. She told him that her purse had been snatched a while ago, along with her wallet, credit cards, and cellphone. And NO, she did NOT send him a text message asking for their PIN.

The thief went through the cellphone's address book and sent the text message to "Hubby" asking for their PIN. Within a few minutes, with the wife's ATM card, he cleaned out their bank acct.

Although unable to verify if this actually happened, SNOPES considers it a"cautionary tale" that quite possibly could happen.

Now, it would be just as problematic to have "ICE" numbers that a thief could text message the same thing, in the hope that one of them would provide the PIN.  In any case, they recommend that you advise no one ever to text a PIN number even if you ask for it... To call you back.
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« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2007, 12:09:48 PM »
OK Lorraine - we heard you the first time..... biggrin.gif  whistling.gif


(krissel removed Lorraine's double post)
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« Reply #7 on: October 18, 2007, 12:16:41 PM »
I'm not sure if that's as much a cautionary tale about the "ICE" useage, or more a matter of a warning to never give out a PIN unless you are 100% certain who is on the other end.

Of course, if I ever received a text message from my wife, my response I'd KNOW it was fraud. (She is proud of her refusal to "learn" to text message.)
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« Reply #8 on: October 18, 2007, 12:23:40 PM »
Actually, even on our joint account, we each set our own PIN number, so I wouldn't be able to respond anyway!
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« Reply #9 on: October 18, 2007, 04:45:20 PM »
WOW! Your wife allows you to have a "Joint" account, Niel?! tongue.gif Around here, "My money is our money. And our money is her money!" rofl.gif
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« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2007, 06:26:51 PM »
QUOTE(Xairbusdriver @ Oct 18 2007, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Around here, "My money is our money. And our money is her money!" rofl.gif

That's the way it's supposed to be.

BTW, I never spend Sneakers money, I invest it.

I've invested in the yard.
I've invested in furniture.
I've invested in dishes.
I've invested in books.
I've invested in a new iMac for moi.

Yup, I've invested our money well.  toothgrin.gif
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« Reply #11 on: October 18, 2007, 07:16:24 PM »
QUOTE(Highmac @ Oct 18 2007, 12:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
OK Lorraine - we heard you the first time..... biggrin.gif  whistling.gif



Well, for what it's worth, I hit "Submit" and before it went through I noticed the "Track this topic" box, quickly checked it, and hit submit again.


So there you have it.

I'm so ashamed.

I'll never, ever, ever do it again.

I'm going to go eat worms.

Somebody, stop me.
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« Reply #12 on: October 18, 2007, 10:19:11 PM »
These are better:

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