Verizon phone alarm for 911, pretty crappy
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/stories/110907kvuever ... »
I had no clue, but this is a bad idea I would say.
I had no clue, but this is a bad idea I would say.
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It sounds more like a well intentioned idea, with a negative result. I've read about the number of false calls to 911 from cell phones, its a large percentage of the calls into 911 centers.
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When I had an Audiovox 8910, the screen lit up bright red when I accidentally called 911 one time. Works just as well, but if you actually needed to call 911 secretively, it is much easier to conceal.
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Wireless Buddy said:
When I had an Audiovox 8910, the screen lit up bright red when I accidentally called 911 one time. Works just as well, but if you actually needed to call 911 secretively, it is much easier to conceal.
Yeah, that would be a lot better.
It's just nuts to me that someone would think that a loud audio notification that can't be turned off is the way to go. I guess the feature designers all live in gated communities and never have to deal with street crime. Sooner or later, someone's gonna get hurt or killed by this. đ
Let's hope VZW and the other carriers can fix it in firmware updates (and/or get the phone makers to)... that's assuming of course that they get off their ass...
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I would laugh my ass off if someone sues Verizon because they got hurt from this. đ¤Ŗ
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Soomer or later, someone will be saved by this. Expand your mind and consider this:
Bad guy breaks into house
Woman home alone hides in closet
Calls 911
Bad guy hears tone and knows 911 has been called
Bad guy runs off, knowing cops are on the way
Bad guy breaks into house
Woman home alone hides in closet
Calls 911
Bad guy hears tone and knows 911 has been called
Bad guy runs off, knowing cops are on the way
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Sure, that may well happen some of the time, I don't doubt it.
But other times, it'll be more like this:
Bad guy breaks into house
Woman home alone hides in closet
Calls 911
Bad guy hears tone and goes "WTF was that?"
Bad guy follows the alarm tone, finds the woman hiding in her closet
Bad guy pistol-whips her into a coma, and/or does unspeakable things to her
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It's just a bad idea. And VZW didn't do it to 'scare off attackers', they did as a service to handicapped and/or elderly users, to notify/reassure them that they were indeed calling 911.
The effect on criminal situations apparently was not considered, or was not considered well. âšī¸
But other times, it'll be more like this:
Bad guy breaks into house
Woman home alone hides in closet
Calls 911
Bad guy hears tone and goes "WTF was that?"
Bad guy follows the alarm tone, finds the woman hiding in her closet
Bad guy pistol-whips her into a coma, and/or does unspeakable things to her
đŗ
It's just a bad idea. And VZW didn't do it to 'scare off attackers', they did as a service to handicapped and/or elderly users, to notify/reassure them that they were indeed calling 911.
The effect on criminal situations apparently was not considered, or was not considered well. âšī¸
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wfine81 said:
http://www.kvue.com/news/local/stories/110907kvuever ... »
I had no clue, but this is a bad idea I would say.
I agree, that is a terrible idea. No phone should do that, particularly since you can't disable the 911 alarm apparently.
Falls under the "What were they THINKING!?" category. đ
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yep total bs just another example of verizon power tripping thinking they know what is best for everyone!! What will it take for them to stop doing stupid crap like this, does someone have to die??????????? i like verizon's service but this pisses me off! đŋ đŋ
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Actually, I did some research, and the vast amount of other phones for other carriers, including Sprint and ATT do the same thing.
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Crap!! this practice needs to be stop by all carries then, what makes them think of stupid chit like this đ It is only of matter of time before it cost someone their life đŋ
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wfine81 said:
Actually, I did some research, and the vast amount of other phones for other carriers, including Sprint and ATT do the same thing.
Yeah, i kinda figured somehow. đ˛
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I can see VZW's next cool phone. It is called the "SideArm" and comes only in gun-metal blue. It has a built-in Taser to zap the punk who tries to kill you when your 911 call alerts him to your phone call.
Gregg Hill
Gregg Hill
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