Intro: Friday night at home I tripped and fell into a confined space, on
my side, After trying to get up for 2 hours, I started thinking.
Couldn't call my best friends, they're out of town.
Couldn't call my neighbors, I don't know any of their numbers by heart.
(they are in the computer, not in the phone.)
Aha, I can call the police. I know their number!
Wait! What am I thinking. I don't have a phone. (And if I could get to
the phone, I wouldn't need any more help.)
So the next day, I started looking. There is some company that
advertises but I could't remember their name I tried mini-phone but had
to add "for medical emergency" to find what I wanted.
5 major companies, none of whose name I remembered, despite those commercials. (Maybe I've really learned to ignore commercials. I hope
so.
Question. They want 29 to 40 dollars a month for the service! I pay
only $15 for my cell service and that lets me call anywhere, not just
that one number, I could call the police myself, for example. And my
phone gives the weather, music, movies, all for $15/month.
They will say that they give personal attention when you call. but some years, most people will never call them.
Or they will call once. The operator will answer, promptly I hope. I wouldn't want to be put on hold at that price. She will probably know
who is calling and where I live but she will verify it. She will know
how to call the police in every city and county in the USA, and she will
call them and repeat what I told her. This all will take between 5 and
10 minutes. Then she won't hear from me for another year.
or some will call 5 or 10 times a year, but if it's up to 10, they
probably shouldn't be learing alone anyhow.
I think they may expect you to pay the cellular company separately.
How come no cheaper competitor has shown his head?.
BTW I got myself out, as you can probably tell, but it took hours and
hours, though I slept very nicely for 4 of those hours.
Intro: Friday night at home I tripped and fell into a confined space, on
my side, After trying to get up for 2 hours, I started thinking.
Couldn't call my best friends, they're out of town.
Couldn't call my neighbors, I don't know any of their numbers by heart.
(they are in the computer, not in the phone.)
Aha, I can call the police. I know their number!
Wait! What am I thinking. I don't have a phone. (And if I could get to
the phone, I wouldn't need any more help.)
So the next day, I started looking. There is some company that
advertises but I could't remember their name I tried mini-phone but had
to add "for medical emergency" to find what I wanted.
5 major companies, none of whose name I remembered, despite those commercials. (Maybe I've really learned to ignore commercials. I hope
so.
Question. They want 29 to 40 dollars a month for the service! I pay
only $15 for my cell service and that lets me call anywhere, not just
that one number, I could call the police myself, for example. And my
phone gives the weather, music, movies, all for $15/month.
They will say that they give personal attention when you call. but some years, most people will never call them.
Or they will call once. The operator will answer, promptly I hope. I wouldn't want to be put on hold at that price. She will probably know
who is calling and where I live but she will verify it. She will know
how to call the police in every city and county in the USA, and she will
call them and repeat what I told her. This all will take between 5 and
10 minutes. Then she won't hear from me for another year.
or some will call 5 or 10 times a year, but if it's up to 10, they probably shouldn't be learing alone anyhow.
I think they may expect you to pay the cellular company separately.
How come no cheaper competitor has shown his head?.
BTW I got myself out, as you can probably tell, but it took hours and--
hours, though I slept very nicely for 4 of those hours.
On 2025-10-20 21:27, micky wrote:
Intro: Friday night at home I tripped and fell into a confined space, on
my side, After trying to get up for 2 hours, I started thinking.
Couldn't call my best friends, they're out of town.
Couldn't call my neighbors, I don't know any of their numbers by heart.
(they are in the computer, not in the phone.)
Aha, I can call the police. I know their number!
Wait! What am I thinking. I don't have a phone. (And if I could get to
the phone, I wouldn't need any more help.)
So the next day, I started looking. There is some company that
advertises but I could't remember their name I tried mini-phone but had
to add "for medical emergency" to find what I wanted.
Here, emergencies is 112. Any emergency. They will figure out whether to >call the police, the fire brigade, an ambulance... and in any city.
5 major companies, none of whose name I remembered, despite those
commercials. (Maybe I've really learned to ignore commercials. I hope
so.
Question. They want 29 to 40 dollars a month for the service! I pay
only $15 for my cell service and that lets me call anywhere, not just
that one number, I could call the police myself, for example. And my
phone gives the weather, music, movies, all for $15/month.
They will say that they give personal attention when you call. but some
years, most people will never call them.
Or they will call once. The operator will answer, promptly I hope. I
wouldn't want to be put on hold at that price. She will probably know
who is calling and where I live but she will verify it. She will know
how to call the police in every city and county in the USA, and she will
call them and repeat what I told her. This all will take between 5 and
10 minutes. Then she won't hear from me for another year.
or some will call 5 or 10 times a year, but if it's up to 10, they
probably shouldn't be learing alone anyhow.
I think they may expect you to pay the cellular company separately.
How come no cheaper competitor has shown his head?.
You pay for the person on call. I have seen some of the devices. It is a
pendant or a bracelet, and can use the land line with a speaker. If the >person does not respond, they send some one from the 112.
Maybe a smart watch can be programmed to automatically connect to the >smartphone and make a call. I heard about some iPhones making automated >calls to emergencies.
Red Cross has such a service or gadget.
<https://www2.cruzroja.es/web/teleasistencia/teleasistencia-en-casa>
There is no mention of the cost in the page. But the Google AI finds it:
The price of Red Cross telecare varies depending on the service, with
the mobile option for smartphones costing €10/month and the basic home >option costing between €15 and €30/month. There are other options, such
as Security (with key holding), which can cost around €32.50/month, >depending on the home telecare fees. For detailed information and to
request the service, call the toll-free number 900 100 333 (Spain).
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
BTW I got myself out, as you can probably tell, but it took hours and
hours, though I slept very nicely for 4 of those hours.
In comp.mobile.android, on Mon, 20 Oct 2025 22:43:11 +0200, "Carlos
E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
On 2025-10-20 21:27, micky wrote:
Intro: Friday night at home I tripped and fell into a confined space, on >>> my side, After trying to get up for 2 hours, I started thinking.
Couldn't call my best friends, they're out of town.
Couldn't call my neighbors, I don't know any of their numbers by heart.
(they are in the computer, not in the phone.)
Aha, I can call the police. I know their number!
Wait! What am I thinking. I don't have a phone. (And if I could get to >>> the phone, I wouldn't need any more help.)
So the next day, I started looking. There is some company that
advertises but I could't remember their name I tried mini-phone but had
to add "for medical emergency" to find what I wanted.
Here, emergencies is 112. Any emergency. They will figure out whether to
call the police, the fire brigade, an ambulance... and in any city.
I did remember the number 911, but later realized I had no phone!
How come no cheaper competitor has shown his head?.
You pay for the person on call. I have seen some of the devices. It is a
Yeah but they probably have thousands of subscribers, who only all them
once a year on average.
I guess I'd rather die than spend $348/year for full service, so I'm
probably going to get a smart watch for 60, a one time payment, once I
find out if I need to have my android phone on at the same time. .
micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:[...]
Yeah but they probably have thousands of subscribers, who only all them once a year on average.
Thousands is less then the millions a mobile service provider supports with less. They still have to pay their staff to be available 24/7. I can wholeheartedly recommend these services as they are genuine life-savers. In the UK/EU at least. Many local councils run a subsidised service.
Commercial providers are usually under £20 pm.
I thoroughly recommend you tell family or close friends of this incident so they know you're at risk of falls.
I guess I'd rather die than spend $348/year for full service, so I'm probably going to get a smart watch for 60, a one time payment, once I
find out if I need to have my android phone on at the same time. .
I mean that's your choice, but dying needlessly at home over penny-pinching seems daft to me. It does seem to be the "American Way"? , however.
On 2025-10-20 21:27, micky wrote:
Intro: Friday night at home I tripped and fell into a confined space, on
my side, After trying to get up for 2 hours, I started thinking.
Couldn't call my best friends, they're out of town.
Couldn't call my neighbors, I don't know any of their numbers by heart.
(they are in the computer, not in the phone.)
Aha, I can call the police. I know their number!
Wait! What am I thinking. I don't have a phone. (And if I could get to
the phone, I wouldn't need any more help.)
So the next day, I started looking. There is some company that
advertises but I could't remember their name I tried mini-phone but had
to add "for medical emergency" to find what I wanted.
Here, emergencies is 112. Any emergency. They will figure out whether to >call the police, the fire brigade, an ambulance... and in any city.
5 major companies, none of whose name I remembered, despite those
commercials. (Maybe I've really learned to ignore commercials. I hope
so.
Question. They want 29 to 40 dollars a month for the service! I pay
only $15 for my cell service and that lets me call anywhere, not just
that one number, I could call the police myself, for example. And my
phone gives the weather, music, movies, all for $15/month.
They will say that they give personal attention when you call. but some
years, most people will never call them.
Or they will call once. The operator will answer, promptly I hope. I
wouldn't want to be put on hold at that price. She will probably know
who is calling and where I live but she will verify it. She will know
how to call the police in every city and county in the USA, and she will
call them and repeat what I told her. This all will take between 5 and
10 minutes. Then she won't hear from me for another year.
or some will call 5 or 10 times a year, but if it's up to 10, they
probably shouldn't be learing alone anyhow.
I think they may expect you to pay the cellular company separately.
How come no cheaper competitor has shown his head?.
You pay for the person on call. I have seen some of the devices. It is a >pendant or a bracelet, and can use the land line with a speaker. If the >person does not respond, they send some one from the 112.
Maybe a smart watch can be programmed to automatically connect to the >smartphone and make a call. I heard about some iPhones making automated >calls to emergencies.
Red Cross has such a service or gadget.
<https://www2.cruzroja.es/web/teleasistencia/teleasistencia-en-casa>
There is no mention of the cost in the page. But the Google AI finds it:
The price of Red Cross telecare varies depending on the service, with
the mobile option for smartphones costing €10/month and the basic home >option costing between €15 and €30/month. There are other options, such
as Security (with key holding), which can cost around €32.50/month, >depending on the home telecare fees. For detailed information and to
request the service, call the toll-free number 900 100 333 (Spain).
Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
--- Synchronet 3.21a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
BTW I got myself out, as you can probably tell, but it took hours and
hours, though I slept very nicely for 4 of those hours.
i CAN'T remember what I said before, but if I said there were wifi-smart watches that could make phone calls, I was wrong. I entered wifi-smart watch, and Amazon had several, but probably only meant wifi was used in
the description .
You have to go through another phone, via bluetooth,That, or something more modern. Maybe allowing you to speak.
or something like that.
30 years ago from Radio Shack I bought a fob one wears around the neck
that radios a box connected to the land line and calls up to 3 people I choose, and plays either a stock message or one I choose. It's been in
the corner of my basment for 30 years. It should still be good.
I bought it for my mother, who went with the $30 or 40/ months system (cheaper then I'm sure), that called me and beeped me the morning she
had died, But I also planned to use it myself. So here we are.
Question. They want 29 to 40 dollars a month for the service! I pay
only $15 for my cell service and that lets me call anywhere, not just
that one number, I could call the police myself, for example. And my
phone gives the weather, music, movies, all for $15/month.
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