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  1. #1
    SMS
    Guest
    Yesterday I was driving down a street near my house and I saw a cell
    phone in front of me at an intersection I had just stopped at. I jumped
    out and retrieved it.

    Unfortunately the owner did not have any entry in the phone book for
    "home," "wife," "ICE" (in case of emergency), etc.

    I called someone in his phonebook and explained the situation and this
    person was able to contact the owner. The owner called me, and arranged
    to pick up the phone later that evening. Fortunately (or stupidly) I
    gave the owner my address. Because it was a T-Mobile phone, and I have
    no T-Mobile coverage inside my house (1 bar outside), he couldn't call
    me once I returned home. I had told him to call me on his phone before
    he came, but he just showed up because he couldn't call.

    Anyway, I think it's a good idea to have an obvious entry in your phone
    book that enables someone that finds your phone to contact you or
    someone else that you trust. Make it the first entry when your phone
    book is opened, by putting a 1 (or other character that makes it be
    first) as the first character.



    See More: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book




  2. #2
    John Navas
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    On Fri, 04 May 2007 11:08:58 -0700, SMS <[email protected]>
    wrote in <[email protected]>:

    >Yesterday I was driving down a street near my house and I saw a cell
    >phone in front of me at an intersection I had just stopped at. I jumped
    >out and retrieved it.
    >
    >Unfortunately the owner did not have any entry in the phone book for
    >"home," "wife," "ICE" (in case of emergency), etc.
    >
    >I called someone in his phonebook and explained the situation and this
    >person was able to contact the owner. The owner called me, and arranged
    >to pick up the phone later that evening. Fortunately (or stupidly) I
    >gave the owner my address. Because it was a T-Mobile phone, and I have
    >no T-Mobile coverage inside my house (1 bar outside), he couldn't call
    >me once I returned home. I had told him to call me on his phone before
    >he came, but he just showed up because he couldn't call.


    A better approach is to call the carrier on the phone, who should be
    able to easily contact the subscriber. A random someone in the
    phonebook could turn out to be a problem (e.g., vindictive ex-spouse).

    >Anyway, I think it's a good idea to have an obvious entry in your phone
    >book that enables someone that finds your phone to contact you or
    >someone else that you trust. Make it the first entry when your phone
    >book is opened, by putting a 1 (or other character that makes it be
    >first) as the first character.


    ICE with a number prefix is the recommended entry to use:
    <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_case_of_emergency>

    --
    Best regards, FAQ FOR CINGULAR WIRELESS:
    John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cingular_Wireless_FAQ>



  3. #3
    BruceR
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    Good idea!

    SMS wrote:
    > Yesterday I was driving down a street near my house and I saw a cell
    > phone in front of me at an intersection I had just stopped at. I
    > jumped out and retrieved it.
    >
    > Unfortunately the owner did not have any entry in the phone book for
    > "home," "wife," "ICE" (in case of emergency), etc.
    >
    > I called someone in his phonebook and explained the situation and this
    > person was able to contact the owner. The owner called me, and
    > arranged to pick up the phone later that evening. Fortunately (or
    > stupidly) I gave the owner my address. Because it was a T-Mobile
    > phone, and I have no T-Mobile coverage inside my house (1 bar
    > outside), he couldn't call me once I returned home. I had told him to
    > call me on his phone before he came, but he just showed up because he
    > couldn't call.
    > Anyway, I think it's a good idea to have an obvious entry in your
    > phone book that enables someone that finds your phone to contact you
    > or someone else that you trust. Make it the first entry when your
    > phone book is opened, by putting a 1 (or other character that makes
    > it be first) as the first character.






  4. #4
    Kurt
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    In article <[email protected]>,
    SMS <[email protected]> wrote:

    > Yesterday I was driving down a street near my house and I saw a cell
    > phone in front of me at an intersection I had just stopped at. I jumped
    > out and retrieved it.
    >
    > Unfortunately the owner did not have any entry in the phone book for
    > "home," "wife," "ICE" (in case of emergency), etc.
    >
    > I called someone in his phonebook and explained the situation and this
    > person was able to contact the owner. The owner called me, and arranged
    > to pick up the phone later that evening. Fortunately (or stupidly) I
    > gave the owner my address. Because it was a T-Mobile phone, and I have
    > no T-Mobile coverage inside my house (1 bar outside), he couldn't call
    > me once I returned home. I had told him to call me on his phone before
    > he came, but he just showed up because he couldn't call.
    >
    > Anyway, I think it's a good idea to have an obvious entry in your phone
    > book that enables someone that finds your phone to contact you or
    > someone else that you trust. Make it the first entry when your phone
    > book is opened, by putting a 1 (or other character that makes it be
    > first) as the first character.


    Last year, I found one while hiking some backroads in Japan.
    Not being a japanese speaker (or reader) this was tough! No english
    anywhere.
    Ended up having a local person take care of it.

    --
    To reply by email, remove the word "space"



  5. #5
    Kevin Weaver
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    Good thing the phone was on. Or not locked.

    "SMS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Yesterday I was driving down a street near my house and I saw a cell phone
    > in front of me at an intersection I had just stopped at. I jumped out and
    > retrieved it.
    >
    > Unfortunately the owner did not have any entry in the phone book for
    > "home," "wife," "ICE" (in case of emergency), etc.
    >
    > I called someone in his phonebook and explained the situation and this
    > person was able to contact the owner. The owner called me, and arranged to
    > pick up the phone later that evening. Fortunately (or stupidly) I gave the
    > owner my address. Because it was a T-Mobile phone, and I have no T-Mobile
    > coverage inside my house (1 bar outside), he couldn't call me once I
    > returned home. I had told him to call me on his phone before he came, but
    > he just showed up because he couldn't call.
    >
    > Anyway, I think it's a good idea to have an obvious entry in your phone
    > book that enables someone that finds your phone to contact you or someone
    > else that you trust. Make it the first entry when your phone book is
    > opened, by putting a 1 (or other character that makes it be first) as the
    > first character.





  6. #6

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    SMS wrote:
    > Kevin Weaver wrote:
    >> Good thing the phone was on. Or not locked.

    >
    > Well it was off, but I managed to push the button to turn it on. If it
    > had had a discharged battery I'd have been out of luck as it was a
    > Samsung phone for which I have no charger.
    >
    > I would have just dropped it off at the T-Mobile store if I hadn't been
    > able to make a call.
    >
    > Maybe putting a label on the outside of the phone with a phone number to
    > call if found would also be a good idea, in addition to an "if found"
    > entry in your phone book. Given that most people have no idea what "ICE"
    > means, I don't think that "ICE" is a good entry for this purpose.


    My Treo, in its locked state, says

    "Owner: My Name
    Call xxx-xxx-xxxx for reward

    Emergency?
    Call My Wife's Name at yyy-yyy-yyyy"



  7. #7
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    SMS <[email protected]> wrote in news:463b99a6$0$27193
    [email protected]:

    > I
    > almost got in trouble when my wife saw my phone and saw "ICE Wife".
    >


    She ever find those old pantyhose your buds stuffed up under the front
    passenger seat?

    Larry
    --
    This spammer called my cellphone:
    First American Payment
    10101 E Arapaho Rd
    Richardson, TX 75081
    972-301-3766
    They were nasty when I politely said I wasn't interested....(c;



  8. #8
    Ric
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    On May 4, 2:08 pm, SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
    > Yesterday I was driving down a street near my house and I saw a cell
    > phone in front of me at an intersection I had just stopped at. I jumped
    > out and retrieved it.
    >
    > Unfortunately the owner did not have any entry in the phone book for
    > "home," "wife," "ICE" (in case of emergency), etc.
    >
    > I called someone in his phonebook and explained the situation and this
    > person was able to contact the owner. The owner called me, and arranged
    > to pick up the phone later that evening. Fortunately (or stupidly) I
    > gave the owner my address. Because it was a T-Mobile phone, and I have
    > no T-Mobile coverage inside my house (1 bar outside), he couldn't call
    > me once I returned home. I had told him to call me on his phone before
    > he came, but he just showed up because he couldn't call.
    >
    > Anyway, I think it's a good idea to have an obvious entry in your phone
    > book that enables someone that finds your phone to contact you or
    > someone else that you trust. Make it the first entry when your phone
    > book is opened, by putting a 1 (or other character that makes it be
    > first) as the first character.



    Yes, I learned that nice little trick years ago. In my phone I have an
    ICE group, and my wife is clearly IDed as my wide on my phone.

    This kind of info should be in owners manuals of new cell phones so
    more people could be aware of this great safety feature!

    In God's Grace,
    Ric




  9. #9
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    At 05 May 2007 03:09:59 -0700 Ric wrote:

    > I explained what the ICE entry is in my phone and set one up in hers
    > too.


    Great! Hopefully you'll be able to explain what an ICE entry is to the
    guy that finds you in an emergency, because I suspect 80% of the populace
    has no idea what "ICE" means! ;-)



    --
    Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com




  10. #10
    Jer
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    SMS wrote:
    > Yesterday I was driving down a street near my house and I saw a cell
    > phone in front of me at an intersection I had just stopped at. I jumped
    > out and retrieved it.
    >
    > Unfortunately the owner did not have any entry in the phone book for
    > "home," "wife," "ICE" (in case of emergency), etc.
    >
    > I called someone in his phonebook and explained the situation and this
    > person was able to contact the owner. The owner called me, and arranged
    > to pick up the phone later that evening. Fortunately (or stupidly) I
    > gave the owner my address. Because it was a T-Mobile phone, and I have
    > no T-Mobile coverage inside my house (1 bar outside), he couldn't call
    > me once I returned home. I had told him to call me on his phone before
    > he came, but he just showed up because he couldn't call.
    >
    > Anyway, I think it's a good idea to have an obvious entry in your phone
    > book that enables someone that finds your phone to contact you or
    > someone else that you trust. Make it the first entry when your phone
    > book is opened, by putting a 1 (or other character that makes it be
    > first) as the first character.



    If anyone ever finds my phone laying in the street, I don't want it
    back. There's a very good reason why I tossed it out the window.

    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  11. #11
    Harry
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    On Sat, 05 May 2007 10:43:23 -0600, Todd Allcock
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >At 05 May 2007 03:09:59 -0700 Ric wrote:
    >
    >> I explained what the ICE entry is in my phone and set one up in hers
    >> too.

    >
    >Great! Hopefully you'll be able to explain what an ICE entry is to the
    >guy that finds you in an emergency, because I suspect 80% of the populace
    >has no idea what "ICE" means! ;-)


    On my phone I have 2 entries that file first 1) ICE - Home, and 2) ICE
    - Wife. Hopefully these would be explanatory to somebody in an
    emergency. However, it is also free insurance so why not take it?



  12. #12
    John Richards
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    "Todd Allcock" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > At 05 May 2007 03:09:59 -0700 Ric wrote:
    >
    >> I explained what the ICE entry is in my phone and set one up in hers
    >> too.

    >
    > Great! Hopefully you'll be able to explain what an ICE entry is to the
    > guy that finds you in an emergency, because I suspect 80% of the populace
    > has no idea what "ICE" means! ;-)


    I agree.
    "ICE" makes me think of Immigration and Customs Enforcement,
    the successor agency to the INS. They've been much in the news lately.
    --
    John Richards





  13. #13
    John Richards
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    "Harry" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
    > On my phone I have 2 entries that file first 1) ICE - Home, and 2) ICE
    > - Wife. Hopefully these would be explanatory to somebody in an
    > emergency. However, it is also free insurance so why not take it?


    Not sure why names like "Home" and "Wife" would need any
    further clarification. Seems pretty self-evident to me.
    --
    John Richards





  14. #14
    Jer
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    Brian Gordon wrote:
    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > Todd Allcock <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> At 05 May 2007 03:09:59 -0700 Ric wrote:
    >>
    >>> I explained what the ICE entry is in my phone and set one up in hers
    >>> too.

    >> Great! Hopefully you'll be able to explain what an ICE entry is to the
    >> guy that finds you in an emergency, because I suspect 80% of the populace
    >> has no idea what "ICE" means! ;-)
    >>

    >
    > Worse, 100% of the EMTs and Paramedics I talked to said they would be fired
    > on the spot if they were found messing with a patient's cellphone directory.
    > Invasion of privacy and all that ...
    >
    >



    Absolutely correct. Truth is, the idea of an ICE entry is still good.
    The coroner can do an autopsy on the phone too, discover the ICE, and
    will eventually learn where to send the body.

    --
    jer
    email reply - I am not a 'ten'



  15. #15
    William Michael Greene
    Guest

    Re: Put a "Home" entry in your phone book

    I usually wont get into threads that offer no value. Threads that a few
    people entertain themselves by writing useless info that could not be
    farther from the truth. The thought that trying to reach someone's loved
    ones after an accident by using their cell phone would be considered
    invasion of privacy borders on being ridiculous. Who would object? Oh wait,
    I may be dying but don't try and reach someone that might need to know,
    Ridiculous..
    When I have been confronted by info that may be questionable I usually seek
    the truth. If you are open to some feedback, do the same. Then go ahead and
    make an "ICE" entry into you cell phone. Who knows, it might come in handy
    one day. What could be the worse thing to happen. You could use up one of
    the 100's of entries available, so what?

    http://www.snopes.com/crime/prevent/icephone.asp



    "Brian Gordon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > Todd Allcock <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>At 05 May 2007 03:09:59 -0700 Ric wrote:
    >>
    >>> I explained what the ICE entry is in my phone and set one up in hers
    >>> too.

    >>
    >>Great! Hopefully you'll be able to explain what an ICE entry is to the
    >>guy that finds you in an emergency, because I suspect 80% of the populace
    >>has no idea what "ICE" means! ;-)
    >>

    >
    > Worse, 100% of the EMTs and Paramedics I talked to said they would be
    > fired
    > on the spot if they were found messing with a patient's cellphone
    > directory.
    > Invasion of privacy and all that ...
    >
    >
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    > net |
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