Life Saving Alert - Emergency Phone Dialer Comparison
Guardian Alert 911 & Telemergency Pro
A
LifeLine / Medical Alarm Alternative
Finally, some medical alert alarms that don't
require a costly monthly fee. If you have an elderly loved one
or even a loved one who lives alone (maybe a Diabetic),
you're probably familiar with one of the many medical alarm monitoring services
such as Lifeline, LifeAlert, ADT or others. There are now
alternatives to those costly services that will perform a similar
function for those who are often alone and may require emergency
assistance.
The
Telemergency Pro from Telemergency and the
Guardian Alert 911 from DesignTech are two emergency phone dialers
that we compare with the medical alert/alarm services.
The basic concept behind the Lifeline-type or
LifeAlert-type medical alarm monitoring services is quite simple.
Most monitoring services have a phone-dialer "base" (about the size of
a phone base) which is plugged in and installed near the user's phone
line plug. An "emergency button" wireless pendant is then kept
close to (if not on) the user at all times. Often, the pendant
is water resistant for use in a shower. When the user hits the
emergency button on the pendant, the phone-dialer "base" dials the
alarm monitoring service call center. The monitoring service
representative "calls out" to the user (as long as the user can hear
and be heard from the distance to the base) and then begins to call
the sequence of friends, neighbors, relatives and then eventually 911
if no one else is reached. The calls are made in accordance with
how the user (or user's relative) set up the monitoring service.
This service typically costs approximately $30 per month (depending on
the service in your area) and the base phone dialer and pendant are
often subsidized as long as you sign a contract.
The
Telemergency Pro and
Guardian Alert 911
emergency phone dialers also serve as medical alert alarms except that
they are used to dial directly to friends, neigbors, relatives and
911 directly. Much like the Lifeline-type services,
the Telemergency has a wireless pendant that can be worn around your
neck, around your wrist or just kept nearby. When the emergency
pendant is pressed, the Telemergency begins it's sequence of calls
with a pre-recorded message to neighbors, friends, relatives and
potentially 911 (though the communication to 911 is from a preset
recording on the Telemergency and not 2-way communication). Both
devices are easy to install and fit between the phone outlet and your
current phone.
We believe the
Guardian Alert 911
is an improvement to the Telemergency for most users and that it can
save significant money over using a Lifeline/LifeAlert-type monitoring
service. The Guardian Alert 911 is unique in that the "pendant"
is actually a tiny "wireless phone" where the user hits the emergency
button the pendant and then the user can begin communicating directly
with the 911 service directly through the pendant. This allows
the user to be clearly heard in an emergency and it allows them to
save time by speaking directly to 911 in an emergency situation where
the user may need immediate emergency medical assistance. The
small negative to this device is that the pendant (which acts like a
tiny wearable emergency phone) is a bit larger than other emergency
pendants. Some will also argue that they don't want the user to
speak directly to 911 because it might not be an emergency. We
believe that this is an oxymoron since these devices/services were
intended for emergency use and not for situations like "Help me, I can't
reach the volume to the TV". We also believe that it's important
to be directly in communication with 911 during an emergency
situation. Crying wolf shouldn't be a concern when a loved one
is involved. The Guardian Alert 911 is a great Life Alert alternative.
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