Turn your cellphone into a panic button

HOME911 - for all cell phone networks:

STEP 1
In a home emergency, any one of the HOME911 members presses the speed dial button on his/her cellphone.
STEP 2
A call is made to HOME911 monitoring centre. The call rings once, then is disconnected (before it is answered, therefore no call charges to the member) and HOME911 immediately sends an ALERT SMS to all the member's sms recipients similtaniously.

HOME911 logs the call and informs the operator, confirms and records all sms deliveries. "This process is completed in ±30 seconds"

Example - the member in the emergency situation may be confronted by the mugger, robber or rapist and by just using the speed dial facilty on their cellphone will make the call to HOME911 without alerting the criminal that a call has being made.

STEP 3
ACTION TO BE TAKEN BY THE SMS RECIPIENTS
In a criminal emergency the role of the sms recipient is not to call the member in distress or place is/her life at risk by getting physically involved but to contact the South African Police Services.

In a medical emergency the role of the sms recipient/s is to contact the member and assist where ever possible, either by contacting medical services, family doctor etc.

More information available at www.home911.co.za.

Look4help - For Vodacom subscribers only:

Look4help provides Vodacom subscribers with a mobile panic button. By saving the Look4help number *120*888*888# as a speed dial, you can immediately notify 4 pre-specified cell users that you need help, and inform them of your current location.

Look4help means that any Vodacom subscriber in emergencies don't have to waste precious seconds giving your location to a third party over the phone.

Look4help is available for a subscription fee of R11.40 per month. The cost of activating a Look4help alert is R2.99.

To register for Look4Help follow these easy steps:

1. Go to www.look4me.co.za.
2. Login to your Look4me account. If you have forgotten your login details, or you're not currently registered for Look4me simply send the word PIN to 31888. You will receive an SMS within a short while informing you of your Look4me Internet login details. Registering for a Look4me web account is free.
3. Once you have logged into your account, click on the Look4help tab on the left hand side of the screen. You will be presented with the Look4help screen.
4. Complete the appropriate fields by entering the cell numbers of the persons you wish to notify in an emergency. Click on the confirm button.
5. Save the following code to your contact list: *120*888*888#
6. Allocate one of your speed-dials to this number. We recommend "9"

In an emergency situation simply depress the relevant button, i.e. "9", for 5 seconds. Up to 4 SMS's detailing your current location will immediately be sent to the pre-specified cell users.
TariffsSubscription is R11.40 per month.

You will only be charged when you process the panic button (i.e. “9”). The cost is R3.42 whether it is sent to 1 or 4 people. Note that these tariffs are subject to change without prior notice.