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Nurse Holly
jmcquown wrote:
I just found it on Amazon still listed at $99.95 USD. The problem I might have with something like this is it's wireless. My laptop has a router but a wireless connection here is hit or miss so I use a cable connection instead. I'm not sure I'd want to stake my life on being able to get a wireless signal through. I got rid of my cell phone because I don't want to have to walk outside and down the street to see if I can get "bars". A wireless device in your home isn't the same thing as a cell phone. The cell phone has to connect to a cell tower that could be miles away. Various kinds of obstructions in your area (either physical or electro- magnetic) can make it difficult to get a signal in certain places, such as inside your house. A wireless device such as the "Help at Hand" button only has to connect to a unit that is *in* your house. That unit is connected to your phone line. Do you have wireless Internet? If you can access the 'net from a laptop in a different room from where the wireless router is, then you can use one of those buttons. -- Joyce Something you'll never hear an 8-year-old say: "Nana, will you spit on your hankie and wipe the gravy off my face?" |
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Nurse Holly
On 12/13/2012 5:38 PM, Bastette wrote:
jmcquown wrote: I just found it on Amazon still listed at $99.95 USD. The problem I might have with something like this is it's wireless. My laptop has a router but a wireless connection here is hit or miss so I use a cable connection instead. I'm not sure I'd want to stake my life on being able to get a wireless signal through. I got rid of my cell phone because I don't want to have to walk outside and down the street to see if I can get "bars". A wireless device in your home isn't the same thing as a cell phone. The cell phone has to connect to a cell tower that could be miles away. Various kinds of obstructions in your area (either physical or electro- magnetic) can make it difficult to get a signal in certain places, such as inside your house. A wireless device such as the "Help at Hand" button only has to connect to a unit that is *in* your house. That unit is connected to your phone line. Do you have wireless Internet? If you can access the 'net from a laptop in a different room from where the wireless router is, then you can use one of those buttons. Nope, I have to have a hard-wired cable connection to connect to the Internet. Wireless anything just doesn't work well here. Jill |
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Nurse Holly
Another precaution for anyone who lives alone (cats don't count!) is to
arrange for a telephone contact every morning. I have done this for years and it helps to know that someone will arrange for help if I can't answer the phone. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Nurse Holly
On 12/13/2012 5:38 PM, Bastette wrote:
jmcquown wrote: I just found it on Amazon still listed at $99.95 USD. The problem I might have with something like this is it's wireless. My laptop has a router but a wireless connection here is hit or miss so I use a cable connection instead. I'm not sure I'd want to stake my life on being able to get a wireless signal through. I got rid of my cell phone because I don't want to have to walk outside and down the street to see if I can get "bars". A wireless device in your home isn't the same thing as a cell phone. The cell phone has to connect to a cell tower that could be miles away. Various kinds of obstructions in your area (either physical or electro- magnetic) can make it difficult to get a signal in certain places, such as inside your house. A wireless device such as the "Help at Hand" button only has to connect to a unit that is *in* your house. That unit is connected to your phone line. So it would work sort of like my cordless phone? If that's the case I might just get one. Jill |
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Nurse Holly
On 12/14/2012 7:52 AM, ---MIKE--- wrote:
Another precaution for anyone who lives alone (cats don't count!) is to arrange for a telephone contact every morning. I have done this for years and it helps to know that someone will arrange for help if I can't answer the phone. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') That is a good idea if you live alone .My mother has a friend that calls her every morning. Ann |
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Nurse Holly
"---MIKE---" wrote in message ... Another precaution for anyone who lives alone (cats don't count!) is to arrange for a telephone contact every morning. I have done this for years and it helps to know that someone will arrange for help if I can't answer the phone. ---MIKE--- ~~~~~~~ My sister and I do something similar. Now that we are both retired and live alone (although both with two cats!), we realized that we might not be missed for some time if something were to happen to us. So, we exchange a very short email message every morning. Whoever gets up firs will simply send a "checkin," and the other will send "reply." She lives in Ohio and I am in Texas, so we use email instead of the telephone. We each have names to call if we haven't had a message by noon. MaryL |
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Nurse Holly
On 12/14/2012 9:17 AM, ann791 wrote:
On 12/14/2012 7:52 AM, ---MIKE--- wrote: Another precaution for anyone who lives alone (cats don't count!) is to arrange for a telephone contact every morning. I have done this for years and it helps to know that someone will arrange for help if I can't answer the phone. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') That is a good idea if you live alone .My mother has a friend that calls her every morning. Ann It's a good idea, sure. On the other hand, I don't want someone panicking just because I don't answer the phone. My SO called my neighbor last month. He'd tried to call me and I didn't answer. She came over expecting to find me on the floor! Turns out my phone was temporarily out of order. I could just have easily been in the shower or at the store. Jill |
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Nurse Holly -Jill
If your cordless phone works, then so will the "Help at Hand".
My telephone contact calls me at precisely 8 AM. If I don't hear by 8:05, I call her (sometimes she oversleeps). If we don't make contact by 8:15, we have numbers (neighbors) to call. If we can't reach anyone, 911 is next. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') |
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Nurse Holly
"---MIKE---" wrote in message
... Another precaution for anyone who lives alone (cats don't count!) is to arrange for a telephone contact every morning. I have done this for years and it helps to know that someone will arrange for help if I can't answer the phone. ---MIKE--- In the White Mountains of New Hampshire (44� 15' N - Elevation 1580') *** I don't do that, but I do send a nightly "checking in" email to my kids. If they don't get it, they get in touch with me to see if I'm okay. They also have the phone number of my next-door neighbor, who has a key, and who would come in and look if they called her. Joy |
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Nurse Holly
jmcquown wrote:
On 12/13/2012 5:38 PM, Bastette wrote: A wireless device in your home isn't the same thing as a cell phone. The cell phone has to connect to a cell tower that could be miles away. Various kinds of obstructions in your area (either physical or electro- magnetic) can make it difficult to get a signal in certain places, such as inside your house. A wireless device such as the "Help at Hand" button only has to connect to a unit that is *in* your house. That unit is connected to your phone line. So it would work sort of like my cordless phone? If that's the case I might just get one. Pretty much the same, yes. If that signal can be sent/received from inside your house, then wireless devices would work, too. -- Joyce May the great galactic kitten always purr you to sleep. |
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