The question is how many of you could reliably hit the buttons on most of the small keypads on a cell phone while trying to get away from a threatening situation. How many of you would even think to grab for your phone in such a situation. THere are more factors to be considered than whether or not you could dial the number using the iPhone. If that is a real concern you always have the option of carrying a spare cell phone that does not even have to be activated. Is this the best solution? Well it all depends. The point I'm making is that you really do not know how you would handle the situation or know how easily you can dial the phone until you find yourself in such a situation. I do believe it is a wise thing to consider this situation and think through how you may respond.
On Jun 24, 2012, at 3:06 PM, Rob Harris wrote: > It might be suggested to Apple that this is the sort of thing that would be > more useful in the lock screen, potentially more use than the camera! But > a link, one you could set your number of choice in under settings, so that > tapping it would just dial it and make the call straight off. I wonder you > can't make links on the main screen like you can drag url links; but > again, with just the phone number, it can usually figure one of those out > and dial if prompted. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Len Burns" <len.bu...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 7:49 PM > Subject: Re: How to use the iphone in an emergency > > > That one still concerns me greatly. Were I in a situation where I was > in an extreme hurry or being threatened, I highly doubt I would be able > to dial 911 quickly. This would also hold were the ambient noise was > high. Much as I love my iPhone, in an emergency I know I would fire off > a call more reliably on my N82 in a pinch. For one thing, I could do it > one-handed while moving quickly away. > > -Len > > On 6/24/2012 11:44 AM, Patti Johnson wrote: >> The question came from a person who had just seen his first iphone and >> couldn''t figure out how a person would dial a number like 911 quickly, >> I think and he said he thought there would be no way a person could do >> that or call anybody else if they didn't have time. >> Patti >> On 6/24/2012 2:03 PM, Anthony Vece wrote: >>> Hi Patty; >>> >>> You use the iPhone the same way you use it in any other situation. >>> >>> You don't need to do anything different except use a little common sense. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Verizon iPhone! >>> >>> On Jun 24, 2012, at 1:11 PM, Patti Johnson <pat1...@insightbb.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Some one asked me how a person could use an iphone i they had an >>>> emergency. I thought that a good question,. >>>> Patti >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
