No one is ever in a great position to deal with the dreaded and horrid
inconveniences of an emergency. These sudden unforeseen crises (usually
involving danger) require immediate action. During a time of emergency you
would not want to trust to an unreliable source of help. Cell phone or VOIP services are unreliable
and not the phone you want to be using when there is any sort of emergency.
When an emergency occurs, you are full of panic, possibly unable to answer
the questions the dispatcher is asking. The
question regarding your location comes up, do you know where you are? What house are you at? If it’s your own, you can probably provide it
with little thought. However, what if
you are at your sibling’s or your child is the one on the phone because you are
hurt. A landline provides the address to
the dispatcher, no need for the questions, they send help.
If you call 911 with a cell phone they find your location by using the cell
towers and GPS services. This can be
inaccurate and timely, during a time when every second counts. If you live in
an apartment complex, this impairs the accuracy even more with location of an
area and not which floor. While the
emergency button on your cell phone is great, it only speeds up the process so
much.
The emergency 911 services were created to save our lives and get us help;
this process was made around the landline.
Cell phones came along much later and they are still refining this
process. Don’t let your emergency be
part of the learning process; keep your loved ones safe with a landline.
Now when you are out on the road, the only option you have is the cell
phone and in that situation it is a great to have that technology to assist you.
But from the house or the office, why entrust your life or welfare to the parameters
of technology for the sake of a so-called convenience?
Landlines are also easier to operate in the event of an emergency,
especially for kids and senior citizens. Sure cost can be the biggest issue,
but really can you put a price on your well-being? Besides, there are ways to
help decrease current landline costs. To save money on the long distance
portion of your landline phone, contact National Access Long Distance.
