On Wed, 24 Mar 2004 06:37:38 GMT, "Scott Nelson - Wash DC"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>If you get a phone, I would really recommend Verizon as they have more
>coverage and you won't have to worry about a GAIT phone or multi protocol
>phone. You want to be able to make a calls. Period.
>Your situation is different than the average person who pretty much stays in
>their area, more or less.

If he's looking for an emergency phone that says prepaid. You
couldn't use a service like Pharos or CallPlus on those. You must use
a TDMA phone regardless of the superior coverage of Verizon which is a
CDMA provider.

>With a travel charger, spare battery and emergency battery adapter kit that
>lets you use a 9 volt battery in an emergency, you will be traveling light
>and still get good service.

And don't forget that some phones when the battery is entirely
depleted you cannot use by simply plugging in the car charger. You
should periodically check the condition and strength of your battery
and recharge as necessary. All batteries lose strength even when not
used. If you keep an emergency phone in the glove box you should
check it periodically to ensure that it will work when you need it to.
Also realize that even with analog back up there may be places where
you have no service at all. It's nice to have, but don't absolutely
count on a phone to save you.

>It's also a good idea to pre-program the speed dials for all of your
>emergency contacts, in case something happens, any passer-by can just start
>dialing your pre-programmed numbers and not have to look very far.

If you were incapacitated I'd think dialing random speed dials on
someone's cell phone I found with them would be the last thing that
I'd do. 911 is there for a reason and I'd use that. If there was
time before medical/police aid came I might attempt to go through the
phone book to see if there's someone who might need to know. I
wouldn't have any idea what speed dials were assigned.
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