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No offense but that makes you sound like an " ambulance chaser "
Why do you keep spare phones in your car just for this purpose???
Does your profession bring you to accident scenes...or are you just a bad driver??
LOL can't chase the ambulance if you get there first!
And "just for this purpose" meaning EMERGENCIES. I mean that's the only call you can make with the phone if it does not have a active account, so why not have them there for 911 emergency calls?
I mainly keep the spare phones charged, because I have the spare phones, and have been in situations where spare phones have come in handy. I have older non SIM phones that are still good for making 911 calls and get great reception when most other phone don't get any at all. I have found in the past that it's hard to do CPR and talk on the phone at the same time (and yes I have done that, and it's hard). But if you have an extra phone that walks away in the confusion, it's no big deal.
No my profession does not bring me to accidents, but I am trained in CPR and first aid and have been the first person to actually stop at accidents. I also carry a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, a couple thermal blankets and a box cutter in my car, so I can break windows and cut seat belts, does not make me a fireman either, but you never know when those few seconds after pulling up to a flipped car, can save a life or two.
You would be surprised at how often people will stop, get out of their cars with a cell phone in their hands, still talking to the person they were talking to before they stopped, or just dialed up to tell them about the crash they just stopped at, instead of calling 911 until you yell at them to do so.
"Yeah yeah it's a crash and oh man it's gross!"
And they tend to look at you like you just came from Mars when you scream at them to call 911 and get that "Oh right 911" look on their face, like it just dawned on them that 911 was a better idea than being their girl friend's personal "Eye witness news reporter at the scene."01-16-09 12:25 PM - the scratch most probably came from her earring, clamped the bb to her ear...I let a coworker use my 8700 bb to call a friend while she was in the room with me but somehow it still came back to me with a scratch down the lenght of the screen, never figured out how that happened. But let me tell you when I got my Pearl and she asked me again the answer was h*** no go get your own. My husband hate to use it because he can't figure out how to use it. Now my 2 year old has figured out how to delete the whole thing, and loved to steal it from me. but she is 2 and learning not to touch Mommy's phone.01-17-09 09:03 AM
- If you let someone that you don't know use your Blackberry for a phone call, once they have it in their hands how do you know they're not going to take off running with it? NO way does anyone use this BB but me. My husband probably couldn't figure out how to dial a number on it anyway. My kid wanted to see it and I held it up and said "Look what you don't have!" So my answer would be NO on any occasion.
Besides, doesn't most everyone have a cell phone now-a-days? I was freaked out when my step-daughter got one when she was 10! I think most people have their own and want to see what the excitement is all about with the BlackBerrysLast edited by TearBear; 01-25-09 at 03:51 AM. Reason: added stuff.
01-25-09 03:20 AM - I'm not a 'kid' but a mother of three, scout leader, tennis coach and homeschool my children. Obviously if someone needs the phone to help get their car unlocked because it is pouring rain at night - sure I can call someone for you or I can call 911 for any emergency, no problem. Anything else - no way - I have values and realize that it cost me a pretty penny and I saved for months for this phone and I'm not going to let some nut scratch it or run off with it. I could easily run down some fool who stole my phone, but then I can't leave my three children alone while I do that now can I
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