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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Cingular / December 2005I C E numbers in a cell phone
I read about "In Case of Emergency" numbers being a good idea in a cell phone. Some first responder, maybe alerted by a label on the phone of ICE, could look under ICE in the directory, and find an appropriate number to call. I added I C E to my phone, with a copy to my SIM. The phone, in case I'm using a foreign SIM. The SIM because experience shows that it will survive water immersion. "The LAFD talks about ICE" http://lafd.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_lafd_archive.html#112301093763723668  Signature--- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 >I read about "In Case of Emergency" numbers being a good idea in a >cell [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > "The LAFD talks about ICE" > http://lafd.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_lafd_archive.html#112301093763723668 I've done the same. Add a *space* at the beginning and it will become the first entry in your directory. Probably the location you prefer for your ICE contact anyway. > I read about "In Case of Emergency" numbers being a good idea in a cell > phone. Some first responder, maybe alerted by a label on the phone of ICE, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > "The LAFD talks about ICE" > http://lafd.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_lafd_archive.html#112301093763723668 Yup, now all we gotta do is train all those first responders to operate all the different brands and models of handsets out there and we'll be ready the next time we do something stupid enough to kill our sorry a.ses. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' I have a friend at work who is a cyclist, he showed me a similar article in a cycling magazine. It doesnt take much for some blue hair to run over a curb or into your bike, the ICE # seems like a good idea in case you are knocked out, and I been in that situation long before there were cell phones. marx404 > I have a friend at work who is a cyclist, he showed me a similar article in > a cycling magazine. It doesnt take much for some blue hair to run over a [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > marx404 I've also been in that situation, and the paramedics went for my wallet first for emergency contact information - and found the contact info for my doctor. They already know how to operate a wallet. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' > I've also been in that situation, and the paramedics went for my wallet > first for emergency contact information - and found the contact info for > my doctor. They already know how to operate a wallet. Having multiple methods to get help is certainly a good idea. Any one of them might be the one that helps. I keep a card in my wallet, in the glovebox of the car and the bag on the back of my bike. If I need help I sure as hell don't want to make it any more difficult for those helping me to find. ICE in the phone is just another way to help them HELP ME. That and paramedics aren't an unskilled bunch. Nor are the ER personnel. It's likely someone involved in the process will be capable of checking the phone. It certainly can't hurt to cover all the bases. > I've also been in that situation, and the paramedics went for my wallet > first for emergency contact information - and found the contact info for > my doctor. They already know how to operate a wallet. Yeha....wallet is kind of like a flip phone. But more seriously, the new Texas driver licenses have a place on the back for you to write in an emergecy contact number. > Yeha....wallet is kind of like a flip phone. But more seriously, the new > Texas driver licenses have a place on the back for you to write in an > emergecy contact number. The LAFD suggests that ICE is in addition to normal notification methods, like a card in the wallet. New California Drivers' Licenses are plastic, with a nice blank spot on the back. I printed a label that is waterproof with the same ICE information, and put it on the back of the license. The article notes that cell phones are sometimes damaged, and often separated from the owner. Since they don't have a picture, it isn't obvious who they belong to, unlike a license. Signature--- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 >I read about "In Case of Emergency" numbers being a good idea in a cell >phone. Some first responder, maybe alerted by a label on the phone of ICE, [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >"The LAFD talks about ICE" >http://lafd.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_lafd_archive.html#112301093763723668 With all due respect, I think this is a Really Silly Idea(tm). SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> > With all due respect, I think this is a Really Silly Idea(tm). I beg to differ. It's easy to imagine scenarios where a wallet is missing but a cell phone is present. Knocked on the head by a thief who grabbed the wallet, or water or fire has damaged the wallet and ID but happens to have missed the phone, for instance. Redundancy of information makes that information less destructible. > With all due respect, I think this is a Really Silly Idea(tm). That could be, but it is, at worst, a harmless silly idea. Signature--- Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8,-122.5 > With all due respect, I think this is a Really Silly Idea(tm). With all due respct, I think your Really Silly Idea® is a Really Stupid Observation®. From newspaper stories, it has been well received and endorsed by local police departments. You want links? "Google is your friend." > "... I think ..." "You'll have to do better than that" <-- John Davis, from his collection of witty responses. >> With all due respect, I think this is a Really Silly Idea(tm). > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > From newspaper stories, it has been well received and endorsed by local >police departments. Like the advice from Homeland Security to lay in plastic sheeting and duct tape? ;) Try asking a few cops what they think, and I think they'll tell you it's a much better idea to carry emergency info in your wallet -- that's where they'll look first, even if they have any idea of "ICE" numbers and how to find them in cell phones. Then there's the issue of security -- it won't do any good unless you forego locking your phone. You do what you want, but I'll keep my emergency info in my wallet, and my cell phone locked. SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> Redundancy.... www.dictionary.com can be your friend too. >Redundancy.... www.dictionary.com can be your friend too. Effective.... www.dictionary.com can be your friend too. SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> >>Redundancy.... www.dictionary.com can be your friend too. > > Effective.... www.dictionary.com can be your friend too. www.dictionary.com is EVERYBODY'S friend! After all, what's an antonym for 'dictionary'? A thesis, on the other hand, always has its antithesis... And now, back to your regularly scheduled diversion. SignatureIf John McCain gets the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination, my vote for President will be a write-in for Jiang Zemin. >You do what you want, but I'll keep my emergency info in my wallet, I think the idea was to have both, not one exclusive of the other. >and my cell phone locked. Any data on what percent of cell phones in the US/world are locked? (If this was an idea from Britain, obviously just "how we do things here", or "how I do things" will be insufficient data.) >> With all due respect, I think this is a Really Silly Idea(tm). > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > From newspaper stories, it has been well received and endorsed by local > police departments. One of the other uses, according to the articles, is to aid in the return of lost cell phones. If Navas thinks that it's a Really Silly Idea®, that means it must be Really Good Idea®. >>> With all due respect, I think this is a Really Silly Idea(tm). >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >One of the other uses, according to the articles, is to aid in the >return of lost cell phones. Not worth it. Deactivate and move on. SignatureBest regards, SEE THE FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS AT John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ> |
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