Is there an SOS button on the tracker? For instance if a child is in danger and needs to call for help. Can the device call a cell or 911?
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There is no SOS button and Trax cannot make calls, but it has various alerts which can be set using the app, such as speed, being dropped, or leaving geofenced areas.
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SOS is, I believe the universal distress signal. It'll cause your alarm to sound. Similar to panic mode.
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After announcing "This is an Emergency Call", the Freedom Alert program asks the call receiver (person or machine) to press the number 5 on their phone or it will call the next number on the list. Obviously, the phone answering machine cannot press the #5, so the Freedom Alert calls the next number. Your answering machine will record the "Please press number 5" message, so even later on when you get the message, you your family member or friend was in trouble.
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I am not positive, but I do believe that unless you subscribe to a data plan, the only thing you'd be able to use would be a local wi-fi, e.g. in your home or a restaurant. I have a plan for my phone, but I do have a tablet with similar hardware-- no data plan-- that will only work locally, within range of wi-fi, so is no good for gps. Also can't message, but can read emails. Also, unactivated devices, if charged, can be used to call 911 without a plan. So I hear-- never tried it.
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The Amber Alert GPS device is the only one that has two-way voice. This allows your child to call you or you to call your child without giving them a cell phone.
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It works globally. It could be used to track someone if you enabled tracking on the device and they were unaware of it. You would have to get creative. There is a limited battery life. Better devices are available for this purpose.
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yes it can, I set it up for my dad to do just that. The only problem (I wrote in another review) is the 911 button. If you push it 911 will come, ambulance and fire truck. My dad kept pushing the 911 button and had a lot of activity. Why would they put this button on a device meant for people that can't see well? I took the device apart and removed the button, taped of the hold. No more 911.
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I bought this phone for my husband who has Alzheimer's. To my knowledge, the SOS button can't be disabled, but it does take about 10 seconds of holding it down to perform its SOS function. My husband would get the buttons mixed up, but that's because of his disease.
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Not sure if the SOS button can be disabled. But it takes 11 seconds of holding it down for it to perform its SOS function. My Mom uses the phone and has never accidentally done that. Seems like it would be easy to avoid.
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I would consider a track phone as an emergency phone as the minutes are inexpensive and so are the cell phones
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I wish I had the answer, but I had my son set it up and change the time for me when necessary. I never had to change the battery before I lost and still not sure how and when as it hardly ever fell off and suddenly one day I saw it gone and it was nowhere to be found in my house so assume it happened when I was outside for a short while. I have not replaced it as I use an app, and did buy a heart rate monitor which I have never used as it came with a chest strap and I did not want one, and it is too much trouble to put on and complicated to use. I am still on the lookout for something simple and this one did just what I needed. I wish I had the answer, but I had my son set it up and change the time for me when necessary. I never had to change the battery before I lost and still not sure how and when as it hardly ever fell off and suddenly one day I saw it gone and it was nowhere to be found in my house so assume it happened when I was outside for a short while. I have not replaced it as I use an app, and did buy a heart rate monitor which I have never used as it came with a chest strap and I did not want one, and it is too much trouble to put on and complicated to use. I am still on the lookout for something... » Read More I wish I had the answer, but I had my son set it up and change the time for me when necessary. I never had to change the battery before I lost and still not sure how and when as it hardly ever fell off and suddenly one day I saw it gone and it was nowhere to be found in my house so assume it happened when I was outside for a short while. I have not replaced it as I use an app, and did buy a heart rate monitor which I have never used as it came with a chest strap and I did not want one, and it is too much trouble to put on and complicated to use. I am still on the lookout for something simple and this one did just what I needed. « Show Less
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it's only important if you need to know where the device is and it's in an area with a poor signal, if the signal is too weak, you wont be able to track it right then, but, the tracker will still record the position and when it gets a signal, will transmit the entire history of where it has been, my experience has been that the signal is strong in most places, I believe it uses AT&T;'s network
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You can find the information on the manufacturer's web site (http://blog.obihai.com/2011/11/calling-911-with-obi-devices.html). It is on Obihai.com
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This will not work for you in that manner. The unit is designed to assist the person wearing it to be able to return to a previously saved GPS way point. You cannot use this unit to "track" someone who is in possession of it. In order to be able to track your grandfathers exact location you would need to provide him with a GPS unit that constantly transmits a location signal. This unit does not do that. You may want to look into some of the cellular phones on the market..... some of them have the tracking feature you are looking for, I have seen them advertised. There may be other such devices available for this purpose as well. Hope this helps you out. This will not work for you in that manner. The unit is designed to assist the person wearing it to be able to return to a previously saved GPS way point. You cannot use this unit to "track" someone who is in possession of it. In order to be able to track your grandfathers exact location you would need to provide him with a GPS unit that constantly transmits a location signal. This unit does not do that. You may want to look into some of the cellular phones on the market..... some of them have the tracking feature you are looking for, I have seen them advertised. There may be other... » Read More This will not work for you in that manner. The unit is designed to assist the person wearing it to be able to return to a previously saved GPS way point. You cannot use this unit to "track" someone who is in possession of it. In order to be able to track your grandfathers exact location you would need to provide him with a GPS unit that constantly transmits a location signal. This unit does not do that. You may want to look into some of the cellular phones on the market..... some of them have the tracking feature you are looking for, I have seen them advertised. There may be other such devices available for this purpose as well. Hope this helps you out. « Show Less
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Your mother can track her from her smart phone if it is setup to monitor her. But the police can't find her without the person that has the account setup
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I'm shopping and feel very confused by this thread. Some say the alarm must be connected to a phone (which makes sense to me); others say it doesn't need to be connected. If it doesn't need to be connected, has it a phone in inside somehow that dials the preprogrammed numbers? I know how stupid that sounds but for the people who said "no", how does it call if it's not connected to a phone? I'd want it to call the police.
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I do not know because I have not had the need to do so. I'm sure it's a possibility because it's connected with the home address which is one of the criteria for a 911 call so that the location could be ascertain easily. Hope this help. The unit is amazing and it's far more superior to MagicJack. It's the best phone unit in the market today.