Most cell phones will vibrate too if that might help you, I have all 
emergency alerts texted to me in case I'm not near my radios and my phone 
sounds and vibrates.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert C" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 2:24 AM
Subject: iPhone and emergency response


> Howdy everyone,
> After our club meeting tonight, I want to work out the best way to stay
> connected.
>
> Being deafblind, I need to find a method where I can be alerted when
> emergencies arise here. Here are a couple scenarios that some of you
> might relate to.
>
> One, I have a cochlear implant in one ear, other ear is deaf. I have an
> alerting system that tells me when doorbell is pushed or landline phone
> rings. I ignore the landline phoine when in bed. We talked about perhaps
> using a radio dedicated to our selected emergency channel and in my
> case, perhaps rig a bed shaker to it. That way I have no doubt I want to
> get up and respond. Any other possible ideas?
>
> Second, when I am up and about, I want a way to receive particular
> alerts. Cell phones can receive text messages. If I had an iPhone (which
> I am considering) would it be possible to have text alerts ring? I am
> not sure how this works on those phones since I dont ahve one yet. But I
> need a way to know when an alert comes in from the county. One can
> assign special ringtones to contacts. Can this be done for incoming text
> messages? Does this make sense?
>
> I realize there is no perfect solution that will work all the time.
> Most of the time would be acceptable. Thanks.
>
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