Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This

Honest John Back Room » Motoring discussion
View Threaded
Sat 9 Jul 2005 17:37
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - Vansboy
Apologies if I'm repeating things!

A simple idea, following on from this weeks bombings, but a commonsense practice, we could all do to make things easier for the emergency services.

ICE (In Case of Emergency)- just enter it in your mobile phone, with details of those you wish to be contacted, should the need arise.


www.eastanglianambulance.com/content/ice/default.a...p is the link, to confirm things.

VB
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sat 9 Jul 2005 18:04
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - pmh
But not much good on a PIN protected phone?

I had never realised that there were so many TLA sources for "ICE"

Is this a national initiative? or one of a multitude of half thought out local schemes?


--

pmh (was peter)


Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sat 9 Jul 2005 18:27
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - Clanger
But not much good on a PIN protected phone?


I don't think that's the point. My phone is usually switched on when I carry it and I wouldn't be in a hurry to switch it off if I became incapacitated; I might have other things on my mind, or nothing at all.

Good idea.

Mine's done.
Hawkeye
-----------------------------
Stranger in a strange land
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sat 9 Jul 2005 21:09
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - Dynamic Dave
I don't think that's the point. My phone is usually switched
on when I carry it and I wouldn't be in a
hurry to switch it off if I became incapacitated;


On my phone (Nokia 6230) I can pin protect the locked keypad if I so wish to stop anyone using it while it's switched on. With all Nokia's you used to be able to just unlock or lock the keypad by pressing the top "navi" key and the * button at the bottom. The unlocking of a phone keypad with a pin code also applies to other makes of phone as well.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sun 10 Jul 2005 00:11
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - martint123
Yup, keep mine pin locked after a mate ended up with a huge bill when he lost his phone and didn't realise.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sun 10 Jul 2005 00:12
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - rtj70
The idea is good. But with security of phones etc. how about you take the battery out, put a label on it with contact/emergency details and then put it back together?

Then again if you've got a wallet.... I always carry my driving license for example.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sun 10 Jul 2005 00:25
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - spikeyhead {p}
If teh number is stored on the SIM and not the phone then its easy enough to read with a SIM reader.

If its on the phone, its a bit more difficult but not impossible to extract teh information even if the keypads locked.
--
I read often, only post occasionally
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sun 10 Jul 2005 00:34
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - Hugo {P}
It may be a better idea to write the numbers down in your wallet or a little phone book or diary etc.

When I found someone's handbag we were able to go to the lady's phone book and find her home phone number. Although her phone was unlocked and it was in there as well, we were able to read it from her phone book and called it from our landline - no point in running up her PAYG costs.

Just out of interest, her husband answered it and managed to get a message to her at someone elses house. She didn't even know she lost the bag until she got word from her hubby!

H
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sun 10 Jul 2005 12:48
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - Mudguts
We can all think of a reason to rubbish an idea but the fact is, this is another way for someone to help in an emergency, not the only way, if your mobile is the first thing someone finds it will be the first thing they use to try to contact somone about you. I think it's a good idea.
------
If you want to get ahead - get a Van!
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sun 10 Jul 2005 13:56
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - BobbyG
dave, mine is a 6230 as well, how do you pin lock the keyboard? Ihavemy sim pin locked but thats all.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sun 10 Jul 2005 16:38
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - Dynamic Dave
BobbyG,

Slight error in my information. Yes, you can lock the keypad, but it's not using the pin code. Instead you have to do it with the phone's security code. Nokia's normal default security code is 12345, so you'll need to change it if you already haven't done so.

Anyway, goto Settings-Phone settings-Security Keyguard. You're then prompted for the phone's security code, enter it, then you can select either to switch the security on or off. Save and exit. Now every time your keypad is locked, you'll need to enter the security code to unlock.

To change the default security code, if you haven't already done so:- goto Settings-Security Settings-Access Codes-Change Security Code.
Reply | Report as offensive | Link
Sun 10 Jul 2005 16:48
Emergency Contact - ALL Should Do This - BobbyG
Cheers for that Dave
Reply | Report as offensive | Link