On Friday, 4 October 2024 14:51:37 AEST Andrew McGlashan via luv-main wrote: > I'm not trusting any SMS of 3 to 3498 as I don't think the returned results > are going to be useful or even accurate because as it seems from other > experiences here, it is using a lookup that has faulty or missing data and > it is not doing a proper test that can be relied upon and therefore any > success will probably lead to a false sense of security rather than real > peace of mind. This may very well result in a number of deaths that should > have otherwise been avoided.
The possibility of not all phones working as well as desired for 000 still leaves emergency assistance more available than it ever was before mobile phones became common. For the situations where an emergency call is likely (EG elderly people who are at risk of falling) there are hardware devices to do nothing but call emergency services. That said it's very poor that it's been 20 years since 3G phones with video- calling became common (before Android) and we still don't have the option to video-call 000. It wouldn't be difficult for the 000 operating companies to contract out services to one of the video-call companies (Zoom, MS, Amazon, or Google) and allow calling from a desktop PC, laptop, phone with web browser, or phone with app. The government could release Android and iOS apps dedicated to the task of calling 000 and put QR codes for installing them in the international arrivals sections of the airports. With today's technology you shouldn't have to describe what you are seeing to police or ambulance workers. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/ _______________________________________________ luv-main mailing list -- luv-main@luv.asn.au To unsubscribe send an email to luv-main-le...@luv.asn.au
