From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2025-10-20 21:27, micky wrote:   
   > Intro: Friday night at home I tripped and fell into a confined space, on   
   > my side, After trying to get up for 2 hours, I started thinking.   
   >   
   > Couldn't call my best friends, they're out of town.   
   > Couldn't call my neighbors, I don't know any of their numbers by heart.   
   > (they are in the computer, not in the phone.)   
   > Aha, I can call the police.  I know their number!   
   >   
   > Wait!  What am I thinking.  I don't have a phone. (And if I could get to   
   > the phone, I wouldn't need any more help.)   
   >   
   > So the next day, I started looking. There is some company that   
   > advertises but I could't remember their name I tried mini-phone but had   
   > to add "for medical emergency" to find what I wanted.   
      
   Here, emergencies is 112. Any emergency. They will figure out whether to   
   call the police, the fire brigade, an ambulance... and in any city.   
      
      
   >   
   > 5 major companies, none of whose name I remembered, despite those   
   > commercials. (Maybe I've really learned to ignore commercials. I hope   
   > so.   
   >   
   > Question.  They want 29 to 40 dollars a month for the service!   I pay   
   > only $15 for my cell service and that lets me call anywhere, not just   
   > that one number,  I could call the police myself, for example.  And my   
   > phone gives the weather, music, movies, all for $15/month.   
   >   
   > They will say that they give personal attention when you call. but some   
   > years, most people will never call them.   
   >    Or they will call once.  The operator will answer, promptly I hope. I   
   > wouldn't want to be put on hold at that price.  She will probably know   
   > who is calling and where I live but she will verify it.  She will know   
   > how to call the police in every city and county in the USA, and she will   
   > call them and repeat what I told her.   This all will take between 5 and   
   > 10 minutes.  Then she won't hear from me for another year.   
   >    or some will call 5 or 10 times a year, but if it's up to 10, they   
   > probably shouldn't be learing alone anyhow.   
   >   
   > I think they may expect you to pay the cellular company separately.   
   >   
   > How come no cheaper competitor has shown his head?.   
      
   You pay for the person on call. I have seen some of the devices. It is a   
   pendant or a bracelet, and can use the land line with a speaker. If the   
   person does not respond, they send some one from the 112.   
      
   Maybe a smart watch can be programmed to automatically connect to the   
   smartphone and make a call. I heard about some iPhones making automated   
   calls to emergencies.   
      
   Red Cross has such a service or gadget.   
      
      
      
   There is no mention of the cost in the page. But the Google AI finds it:   
      
   The price of Red Cross telecare varies depending on the service, with   
   the mobile option for smartphones costing €10/month and the basic home   
   option costing between €15 and €30/month. There are other options, such   
   as Security (with key holding), which can cost around €32.50/month,   
   depending on the home telecare fees. For detailed information and to   
   request the service, call the toll-free number 900 100 333 (Spain).   
      
      
   Translated with DeepL.com (free version)   
      
      
   >   
   > BTW I got myself out, as you can probably tell, but it took hours and   
   > hours, though I slept very nicely for 4 of those hours.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
   ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;   
      
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