I think the responses to this question raise a great point for Aple -- they need to build in a "call 911" feature into their iPhone. Other phones, such as the Samsung Haven, have a physical button you can pres to dial 911. In my view, this is a real problem for the iPhone.
John Riehl -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2012 4:11 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How to use the iphone in an emergency Hi, I can dial 911 1 handed on an iPhone. Actually, most of the time while navigating, I'm only using 1 hand. That being said, there is no question in my mind that you can dial 911 faster on a phone with a physical number pad than a smart phone that doesn't have one. Just do to the fact you have to first open a menu, and possibly select the keypad or favorites tab depending on what tab you were last in if using an iPhone. Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Jun 24, 2012, at 2:49 PM, Len Burns <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> could''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 <[email protected]> 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/[email protected]/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> 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/[email protected]/. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. > 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/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 7242 (20120622) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com -- 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/[email protected]/. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
