Originally Posted by
rekmeyata
You don't need to spend money for something like that, you can get a bracelet or dog tags if you have some sort of health issues, or not, and just put your contact info on it. I don't even have a bracelet or dog tags, I have my contact information inside my helmet, and I have a state ID card in my saddle bag inside an Altoids tin which I wrote with a perm marker "ID inside" on the lid.
Besides, if I don't show up, and my wife can't reach me, and the cops are too stupid to look inside either the helmet or the seat bag, then she would call the cops to find out if a cyclist was involved in accident. So eventually I would be ID'd, so I'm not the least bit concerned...unless I had some sort of heath issue then I would take the step to get a medical alert bracelet or dog tags that doesn't cost something every year.
FWIW RoadID sells tags and bracelets without any annual fee. Five lines of whatever you want, laser etched into a metal bit that you can wear on a bracelet, place on shoelaces, or put on your watch band. Typically folks would put their name, city, and emergency contacts phone numbers on them. You needn't pay them another cent unless you need to buy a new tag.
The OP subscribes to an *added* service interactive service which still has the tag with 5 lines of info, but also provides direction to whomever reads the tag that additional info is available via website or phone call, and to see the back of the tag for the code/PIN to access the info. I'd say most folks don't need that additional stuff, but it could be useful for folks with more complicated health histories and such. Again, this is an *additional* service one can sign up for - or just buy the basic laser engraved tag/bracelet/whatever and you don't pay anything else.
You may still not feel the basic no-subscription tag is worth it - despite fairly common discounts - and that's fine. My point is merely to dispell the perception that the subscription is the only thing offered.
A phone won't be much good if it requires a finger print, and or a password, and you're unconscious unable to use it, thus the cops can't access it.
Lucky for you Apple iPhones don't require finger print or password to display your the medical / emergency contact info you wish to display. See
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209053 and
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT207021
I'm not sure about Android phones but would imagine they offer a similar functionality.