- Time of past OR future Camino
- cycled from Pamplona Sep 2015;Frances, walked from St Jean May/June 2017. Plans to walk Porto 2020
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Many phones have an "In Case of Emergency" option that lists emergency contacts and enables calling them while the phone remains locked. Much more functional and secure, especially if you keep sensitive information on your phone, access to email, mobile banking, etc.Oh and maybe whilst you are walking you can leave the phone unlocked (for security of course lock it if its out of your physical presences).
I just updated my ICE contacts on my Samsung phone. I also checked that they can be accessed from the lock screen, and they can.Many phones have an "In Case of Emergency" option that lists emergency contacts and enables calling them while the phone remains locked. Much more functional and secure, especially if you keep sensitive information on your phone, access to email, mobile banking, etc.
I have just checked my I_Phone4 and it does not have this "In Case of Emergency" option, that was why I had to create the entry above. Regarding leaving the phone unlocked - the more "up to date" phones have facilities that mine does not. Also there are, I suggest, people who have basic phones without these "special features". If yours does have them then all well and good.Many phones have an "In Case of Emergency" option that lists emergency contacts and enables calling them while the phone remains locked. Much more functional and secure, especially if you keep sensitive information on your phone, access to email, mobile banking, etc.
Great idea!A hint that I saw on this site way back when: take a photo of a piece of paper with your full name, nationality, and contact number back home. Use that as your screen saver. I can't tell you how many people admired my phone, for having done that.
You could also just type it out in messages and take a screen shot, but I wanted something a bit nicer to look at.
In this way, there is NO doubt, NO having to unlock phones, NO stress.
Buen Camino
I would think that emergency personnel the world over know how to take a phone out of airplane mode, same as you or I do.
UK passports also have a page for emergency contact info.In US passports, there is a page where you can fill in emergency contact info, it tells you to write it in pencil in case your contact info changes.
What do you do about a locked screen?
mvanert, please please please, have a proper will made. Not having one can be a can of worms, and is not something fun for those left behind. A posted letter will not hold up very well in case of disputes, even if the dispute is with the Revenue Agency. BC law has its own qurirks when it comes to estates, please consult a good lawyer and draw uo a proper will.I, too, carry printed information about me including a photo, who to contact, medical history, drugs being taken and who to contact and in what order. I also have an envelope addressed to my wife with her address, stamped, ready to mail in case of my death in which I leave instructions on how to deal with my estate. This is all put in a Ziploc bag and carried in the top of my backpack. Other than death & taxes there is no certainty so why not make it as easy as possible for those looking after us?
mvanert, please please please, have a proper will made. Not having one can be a can of worms, and is not something fun for those left behind. A posted letter will not hold up very well in case of disputes, even if the dispute is with the Revenue Agency. BC law has its own qurirks when it comes to estates, please consult a good lawyer and draw uo a proper will.
What a relief to hear you have a well made will. Clearly you are in good hands, proud dad!Thanks for your concern and your advice is spot on. I do have a will, the letter is so she can find the will, passwords to my various computer accounts and associated papers as well as personal stuff. As for consulting a lawyer, my son is a rather good one (he is chief legal counsel to the Chief Justice of the Canadian Supreme Court - not too proud of a dad) and my brother-in-law is a judge so I am well served with legal advice!
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