[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] a question

[Mitchell I. Wolfe]

About 5 years ago I got my 85+ year old father an older generation of 
this dedicated Medical Alert device [2] and service sold by Costco. (My 
dad hardly ever carried a cell phone.)

It has a call button, a two way speaker telephone on the Verizon cell 
network (so there is no base station), a GPS, a fall detector, 
water-resistance, etc. You need to recharge the battery every few days.

You pay a monthly fee (~$40) for the service which was US based.

-- Mitch

On 2022-01-01 22:13, Rich Moffitt wrote:

> I don't own any of the watches in this list, but it looks like a 
> reasonably well researched list, with Apple Watch or Samsung Galaxy 
> Watch being the best choices:
> 
> https://wearholic.com/best-smartwatches-with-fall-detection/
> 
> I have a Garmin Vivoactive 3 that doesn't support fall detection. 
> Watches with their own cellular connection would probably be worth it 
> so they can work even if not connected to a phone, though that of 
> course increases their price.
> 
> Best,
> Rich
> 
> On Sat, Jan 1, 2022 at 9:40 PM Anne O'Neill <aboneill7 at hotmail.com> 
> wrote:
> Have recently been thinking the same.  Have no input but very 
> interested in responses.
> 
> On Jan 1, 2022, at 7:26 PM, jjrudy1 at comcast.net wrote:
> 
> Now that I have reached senior status I have begun considering whether 
> it is a good idea to have some sort of a wearable medical alert.
> 
> 15 years ago I got one for my mother but it only worked in her 
> apartment and as long as she was within a short distance from the 
> controller and her telephone.
> 
> With the changes in technology over the years I assume that there must 
> be reasonably-priced devices that work in a shower and from wherever 
> one is.
> 
> I'd be interested in input from someone who has studied this and has 
> some sort of device and experience with it.  One of my first thoughts 
> was an Apple watch but I have no Apple products and my gut says that 
> this would be an expensive option.
> 
> John
> 
> John Rudy
> 
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