Phone companies used call patterns to track down mobile phone users in Sri Lanka, then sent SMS messages to the phones and got 2.321 responses. One response led to 36 stranded Britons, and several others have been tracked down, inlcuding some who didn’t know exactly where they were. [Link]
Tsunami: mobile phones save stranded tourists and workers
- December 29th, 2004
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Rescuers Use SMS Messaging To Track Down Tsunami Survivors
In a disaster you can use cell phones for more than calling 911.