It sounds like a good idea, but I have heard a warning about using ICE. I don't know if it's an urban legend or not, but it could happen: A woman's purse is stolen which contained her cell phone and wallet. The thief sent a txt message to the ICE person (husband) saying they had forgotten the ATM PIN number and needed it. The husband, seeing the message was from the wife's cell phone, sent the PIN number, which the thief promptly used to drain their account.
On Jan 20, 3:09�pm, studio <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like a good idea... > Apparently this is a standard procedure a paramedics > follow at the scene of an accident when they come > across your cell phone. > 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? Hence this 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) Campaign > The concept of 'ICE' is catching on quickly. > It is a method of contact during emergency situations. > As cell(mobile) 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 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., great idea that will make a difference! > Let 's spread the concept of ICE by storing �an ICE > number in our �Mobile phones today! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
