Can I wear it in the shower?

[Confirm the watch's water rating from its datasheet.]

Are the heart rate and oxygen readings medical?

No. They're wellness grade: a snapshot, not a diagnosis, shown on the watch. The watch isn't a medical device and it doesn't replace a GP.

What does the screen show?

The time, the date and the battery, and a reading when you ask for one. There are no menus to get lost in; the SOS button under the screen is the only thing to know.

Does it need a phone?

No. The watch has its own SIM and calls your people directly. The SOS Everywhere app runs on the family's phones, not the watch.

Does it work away from home?

Yes. It works on any Australian mobile network, everywhere there's mobile coverage. There's no base station and nothing to plug in but the charging cable.

What if I fall and can't press it?

If the watch senses a fall, it raises the alarm itself. No fall detector catches every fall, so the button is always the main way to call for help.

47 by 42 mm and 56 g, which is an ordinary watch. Cream, navy or black, with a silicone strap and a pin buckle.

Who can ring the watch?

Only the people on the contact list: we set it that way. It can answer their calls by itself, so nobody needs to press anything. Settings can't be changed by text message without the password.

What does the SOS Everywhere app do?

The app that goes with SOS Everywhere, on iPhone and Android. It's included, and we set up your login. It shows where the watch is and its battery, lists every alarm, and holds every setting, from the contact list to reminders and quiet hours. See everything the app does.

Often, yes: through Support at Home, unspent Home Care Package funds, the NDIS and EnableNSW, and CHSP through Indigo's geat2GO platform. We send the quote or invoice each one needs. DVA supplies alarms through its own contracted suppliers.

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SOS Everywhere Watch

Name: SOS Everywhere Watch
Brand: SOS Everywhere

The same alarm, worn as a watch. Hold the button under the screen and it rings your family in order, and the SOS Everywhere app shows where you are. It can notice a fall, shows the time, counts steps and takes a heart rate and oxygen reading when asked. Up to five days a charge.

$48712 months included

Then $69 a year. No monthly fee. Free shipping. Critical Information Summary

Colour

CreamNavyBlack

Add 24/7 monitoring, $40Takes the call when none of your contacts answer. $40 a year after the first 12 months.

Free shipping, Australia-wideWe set it up and ship it with the SIM in. It can go to one address and the bill to another.

Warranty 2 years. 30-day money-back.

Funding Through Support at Home, the NDIS, EnableNSW and more. See funding

Rather a pendant? See the SOS Everywhere pendantSee the pendant or compare the two.

What happens when you hold the button?

The watch rings the people you chose, in the order you set. We set it to ring each person for 15 seconds, then the next, up to five times round the list. Anyone with texts switched on gets a text, and the SOS Everywhere app shows where the watch is.

Jo's phonefirst

Incoming call
Pat's watch

Jo answers. They talk through the watch.

Mark's phonesecond

Rung next if Jo doesn't answer in 15 seconds.

Text received
It starts with Pat

Sue's phonenext door, third

Rung after Mark if he doesn't answer.

Text received
It starts with Pat

Text from Pat's watch to Jo, Mark and SuePat[The rest of the SOS text. Confirm the wording from a real alarm.]

In the SOS Everywhere appPat's watch, 19:42:1012 Ocean St, Burleigh Heads. Battery 81%.

1. HoldTwo seconds. It starts calling and, as we set it, sends where it is every 10 seconds for 10 minutes.
2. Rings in orderJo, then Mark, then Sue. 15 seconds each, up to five times round.
3. Texts themAnyone with texts on. Each text starts with Pat, the name you gave it.
4. You talkThrough the watch, wrist to mouth. People on your list can ring it back.

What happens when you hold the button?

The watch rings the people you chose, in the order you set. No answer in 15 seconds, and it rings the next, up to five times round the list. Here's the whole sequence, with what the family sees.

Step 1: You hold the button
For two seconds. The wide button under the screen is the only control needed; nothing to unlock or read. The watch starts ringing your people.
Step 2: It rings your people in order
Jo first, then Mark, then Sue. We set it to ring each one for 15 seconds, then the next, up to five times round the list. This is that setting in the SOS Everywhere app.
Step 3: Jo sees where you are in the app
Anyone with texts switched on gets a text too, starting with the watch's name, Pat. The SOS Everywhere app shows where the watch is, with the address and the battery level.
Step 4: You talk through the watch
Whoever answers hears you through the watch, wrist to mouth, and you hear them. People on your list can ring it back, and it can answer on its own.

Wellness readings

A snapshot of how you're going. Not a diagnosis.

Heart rate and blood oxygen when you ask for them, steps through the day, on the watch. Wellness grade. It isn't a medical device and it doesn't replace a GP.

A woman on a park bench looking at the heart rate reading on the watch

Heart rateOn request, from the sensor on the back.
OxygenBlood oxygen, on request.
StepsCounted on the watch through the day.
RemindersTablets at eight. The watch rings to remind you.

The watch on its magnetic charging cable on a bedside table

Battery

Five days, then a night on the cable.

Up to five days a charge in daily use, the maker's figure; we'll publish our own. The magnetic cable snaps onto the back. The SOS Everywhere app shows the battery level. A text goes to your contacts at 25%, and there's a second warning at 10%.

In the box

A watch you'll actually wear, and a year of the service.

Every part, named.

SOS Everywhere Watch on a wrist, face on

Screen: time, date, battery

Side button

SOS button, under the screen

Speaker

Silicone strap

Charging contacts and sensor on the back

Up to 5 days a charge

Magnetic charging cable

What's in the box

SOS Everywhere Watch, in cream, navy or black
Magnetic charging cable and wall plug
Nano SIM, installed, on our multi-carrier VoLTE network
Setup card with the SOS Everywhere app link

12 months includedUnlimited alarm calls and alarm texts.

Three colours

Cream, navy or black. It looks like a watch, because it is one.

Silicone strap with a pin buckle. Fits wrists from [MIN] to [MAX] mm. [Confirm which colours we stock.]

CreamIvory case and strap. The one in our photos.
NavySlate blue case and strap.
BlackBlack case and strap. The Work colour.

Specifications

1.3 incolour screen: time, date and battery
56 gthe weight of an ordinary watch
47 × 42 × 15millimetres
5 daysa charge in daily use, the maker's figure
3networks, one SIM
2 yrwarranty, 30-day money-back

Size and weight	46.9 × 41.7 × 15.4 mm, 56 g. An ordinary watch on the wrist.
Screen	1.3 inch colour screen. Shows the time, the date and the battery, and a reading when one is taken. No menus to get lost in.
Battery	600 mAh, rechargeable. Up to five days a charge in daily use, the maker's figure. [Our own tests to follow.]
Charging	A magnetic cable that snaps onto the back. 5 V, 1 A wall plug. [Charging base: confirm.]
Buttons	One SOS button under the screen. A small side button on the right. [Confirm what the side button does.]
Networks	Telstra, Optus and Vodafone, on 4G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8 and 28. Works on any Australian mobile network, everywhere there's mobile coverage.
SIM	Included and installed. Unlimited alarm calls and alarm texts.
Fall detection	Built in, from a motion sensor. If it senses a fall, it raises the alarm itself. No fall detector catches every fall.
Location	GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou outdoors, Wi-Fi indoors, Bluetooth beacons for room-level indoors as an option. Shown on the map in the SOS Everywhere app, with the street address.
Two-way voice	Speaker and microphone in the watch. It can answer on its own when a contact rings it.
Wellness readings	Heart rate and blood oxygen on request, steps through the day, on the watch. Wellness grade, not a medical device.
Reminders	Up to four reminder times, set in the SOS Everywhere app. The watch rings at each one.
Water rating	[IP RATING: confirm from the watch datasheet.]
Operating temperature	-20 to 60 °C.
Calling	Hold the SOS button for 2 seconds. Up to 10 contacts, called in the order you set. We set it to ring each for 15 seconds, then the next, up to five times round the list, then stop. Only numbers on the list can ring the watch, and it can answer by itself.
Texts	Each contact has its own text switch. Every text starts with the name you give the watch, such as Pat.
Check-ins	As we set them: a heartbeat every 15 minutes, so the app and the web dashboard show whether it's online. Location every 10 minutes when moving, every hour when still, and every 10 seconds for 10 minutes after an SOS.
History	The SOS Everywhere app searches up to 7 days of history. The web dashboard searches longer ranges and exports to Excel or PDF.
Alerts	Every alarm is in the app's alarm list, by type and date, and can come to you as a notification and by email. A text to your contacts at 25% battery, and a second warning at 10%.
Safe zones	Up to four circles on the map. Each alerts when the watch goes in, or when it comes out.
Compliance	RCM [pending the Australian report set]. Not a medical device. Supplier details on the compliance page.

Size	46.9 × 41.7 × 15.4 mm
Weight	56 g
Screen	1.3 inch colour screen: time, date, battery, and a reading when one is taken.
Water rating	[IP RATING: confirm from the watch datasheet.]
Battery	600 mAh. Up to five days a charge in daily use, the maker's figure. [Our own tests to follow.]
Charging	A magnetic cable that snaps onto the back. 5 V, 1 A wall plug in the box.
Buttons	One SOS button under the screen. A small side button on the right. [Confirm what it does.]
Networks	Telstra, Optus and Vodafone. Works on any Australian mobile network, everywhere there's mobile coverage.
SIM	Included and installed. Unlimited alarm calls and alarm texts.
Fall detection	Built in. If it senses a fall, it raises the alarm itself. No fall detector catches every fall.
Location	GPS, GLONASS and BeiDou outdoors, Wi-Fi indoors. Shown on the map in the SOS Everywhere app.
Two-way voice	Speaker and microphone in the watch. It can answer on its own when a contact rings it.
Wellness readings	Heart rate and blood oxygen on request, steps all day. Wellness grade, not a medical device.
Reminders	Up to four, set in the app. The watch rings at each one.
Check-ins	Every 15 minutes, as we set it. The SOS Everywhere app and the web dashboard show whether it's online.
Battery warnings	A text to your contacts at 25%, and a second warning at 10%.
Colours	Cream, navy or black. Silicone strap, pin buckle.
Warranty	2 years
Compliance	RCM [pending the Australian report set]. Not a medical device. Supplier details on the compliance page.

What's in the box

SOS Everywhere Watch, in cream, navy or black
Magnetic charging cable and wall plug
Nano SIM, installed, on our multi-carrier VoLTE network
12 months of SIM service

A woman sitting on the ground beside her car after a fall, talking into the watch on her wrist

Two-way calling

Hold the button, and talk through the watch.

Hold it for two seconds and it rings your people in order. We set it to ring each for 15 seconds, up to five times round the list. When someone answers, you talk through the watch, wrist to mouth, with no phone to find. Anyone with texts switched on gets a text too. If the watch senses a fall, it raises the alarm itself. No fall detector catches every fall.

We set it so only the people on the list can ring the watch, and it can answer them by itself.

Wellness readings

A snapshot of how you're going. Not a diagnosis.

Heart rate and blood oxygen when you ask for them, steps through the day. The watch takes the readings at wellness grade and shows them on its screen. It isn't a medical device and it doesn't replace a GP.

Heart rateOn request, from the sensor on the back.
OxygenBlood oxygen, on request.
StepsCounted on the watch through the day.
RemindersTablets at eight. The watch rings to remind you.

A woman on a park bench after a walk, looking at the heart rate reading on the watch — After the walk, a heart rate

A man at the greengrocer weighing apples, the watch under his shirt cuff — Steps, without thinking about it

The watch on its magnetic charging cable on a bedside table at night

Battery

Five days, then a night on the cable.

Up to five days a charge in daily use, the maker's figure; we'll publish our own. The magnetic cable snaps onto the back on the bedside table. The SOS Everywhere app shows the battery level. A text goes to your contacts at 25%, before it's flat, and there's a second warning at 10%.

Charging voltage 5 V, 1 A. The wall plug is in the box.

The Heartbeat screen in the SOS Everywhere app: a heartbeat every 900 seconds, switched on.

Staying connected

How do I know it's still working?

The SOS Everywhere app shows whether the watch is online, how charged it is and where it last was. If the battery runs low, your contacts get a text.Between alarms it keeps checking in, so you can see it's on and charged.

A check-in every 15 minutesOver the mobile network, day and night, as we set it. The SOS Everywhere app and the web dashboard show whether it's online.
The battery, in the appThe app's map shows the watch's battery level and when it last reported.
A text if it's low or switched offA text to your contacts at 25%, and a second warning at 10%. It can text them when it's switched off, too.
Every alarm, on the listLook back by type and date in the app. Alarms can also come to you as a notification and by email.

The platform

Between alarms, SOS Everywhere keeps checking in.

The watch checks in over the mobile network all day and reports where it is on a schedule. That's how the SOS Everywhere app and the web dashboard show it's online, how much battery is left and where it last was. Every setting is changed from the app, so nobody has to touch a setting on the watch itself.

An example day, as we set it

Heartbeat, every 15 minutesLocation reportSOS alarm, location every 10 seconds for 10 minutesSafe zone alert

15 sRings each contact for 15 secondsThen the next. It goes round the list up to five times, then stops. Both are settings we choose.
10Contacts, called in orderUp to 10, each with its own call switch and text switch. Change the order in the app.
10 sLocation during an SOSEvery 10 seconds for 10 minutes, as we set it. Otherwise every 10 minutes moving, every hour still.
7 daysLocation history in the appSearch up to 7 days of where it's been. The web dashboard searches longer ranges and exports to Excel or PDF.
4Safe zonesUp to four circles on the map. Each alerts when the watch goes in, or when it comes out. For both, set two.
25%Two battery warningsA text to your contacts at 25%, and a second warning at 10%.
15 minChecks in with the networkA heartbeat every 15 minutes, as we set it. The app and the web dashboard show whether it's online.
2 sHold the button for helpThe SOS button is set to a hold of 2 seconds, not a single press. It can confirm with a voice or a vibration.

We set these timings in the SOS Everywhere app, and they can be changed there. Tap Find the Device in the app and the watch says "I'm here". No Disturb Time keeps it silent between the hours you choose, such as overnight.

The SOS Everywhere app

Contacts, alarms and every setting, in one app.The SOS Everywhere app

Included with SOS Everywhere, for iPhone and Android. We set up your login. Every setting is changed in the app, so nothing needs setting on the watch itself.Included with SOS Everywhere, for iPhone and Android. We set up your login. Swipe to see three of its screens.

See everything the app does

Every setting in one place. Tap Find the Device and the watch says "I'm here".Every setting in one place, from reminders to quiet hours.
Look back at past alarms by type and date: SOS, low battery, safe zones, power off and more.Past alarms, searched by type and date.
Up to 10 contacts, called in the order you set. Each one gets a call, a text or both.Up to 10 contacts, called in order. A call, a text or both.

What you see and change in the app

Where a figure is a setting, we choose it. Settings are changed in the app, not on the watch itself.

15 sRings each contact for 15 secondsThen the next. It goes round the list up to five times, then stops. Both are settings we choose.
10Contacts, called in orderUp to 10, each with its own call switch and text switch. Change the order in the app.
10 sLocation during an SOSEvery 10 seconds for 10 minutes, as we set it. Otherwise every 10 minutes moving, every hour still.
7 daysLocation history in the appSearch up to 7 days of where it's been. The web dashboard searches longer ranges and exports to Excel or PDF.
4Safe zonesUp to four circles on the map. Each alerts when the watch goes in, or when it comes out. For both, set two.
25%Two battery warningsA text to your contacts at 25%, and a second warning at 10%.
15 minChecks in with the networkA heartbeat every 15 minutes, as we set it. The app and the web dashboard show whether it's online.
2 sHold the button for helpThe SOS button is set to a hold of 2 seconds, not a single press. It can confirm with a voice or a vibration.

Pendant or watch

Same alarm, same app, same SIM. Two ways to wear it.

Both ring your people in the order you set, and both are on our multi-carrier network.

The pendant on its lanyard and the watch side by side on a table

The SOS Everywhere Pendant and Watch compared
	SOS Everywhere Pendant	SOS Everywhere Watch
Worn	Around the neck on a lanyard.	On the wrist, like any watch.
The button	One big round button on the front.	One wide button under the screen.
Screen	None. Nothing to learn.	Time, date, battery. Readings when asked.
Talking	Through the pendant, chest height.	Through the watch, wrist to mouth.
Fall detection	Yes.	Yes.
Water rating	IP67, shower and rain.	[IP rating: confirm]
Battery	720 mAh, charges overnight.	600 mAh, up to five days in daily use.
Charging	Magnetic cable.	Magnetic cable.
Wellness readings	No.	Heart rate, blood oxygen, steps.
Reminders	Rings at the set times. Up to four.	Rings at the set times. Up to four.
Tap to identify	Yes, an NFC tag inside.	No.
Weight	43 g.	56 g.
Price	$487, 12 months included.	$487, 12 months included.
Best for	Someone who wants nothing to think about, or won't wear a watch.	Someone who already wears a watch, or wants the readings.

The SOS Everywhere Pendant and Watch compared
	Pendant	Watch
Worn	Neck or belt	Wrist
Button	Big round, on the front	Wide, under the screen
Screen	None	Time, date, battery
Fall detection	Yes	Yes
Water rating	IP67	[confirm]
Battery	720 mAh	600 mAh, up to 5 days
Charging	Magnetic cable	Magnetic cable
Readings	No	Heart rate, oxygen, steps
Reminders	Rings	Rings
Tap to identify	Yes	No
Weight	43 g	56 g
Price	$487	$487

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Questions about the Watch

Does it need charging every night?: No. Up to five days a charge in daily use, the maker's figure. The SOS Everywhere app shows the battery level. There's a text to your contacts at 25%, and a second warning at 10%. Then it's a night on the magnetic cable.
Can I wear it in the shower?: [Confirm the watch's water rating from its datasheet.]
Are the heart rate and oxygen readings medical?: No. They're wellness grade: a snapshot, not a diagnosis, shown on the watch. The watch isn't a medical device and it doesn't replace a GP.
What does the screen show?: The time, the date and the battery, and a reading when you ask for one. There are no menus to get lost in; the SOS button under the screen is the only thing to know.
Does it need a phone?: No. The watch has its own SIM and calls your people directly. The SOS Everywhere app runs on the family's phones, not the watch.
Does it work away from home?: Yes. It works on any Australian mobile network, everywhere there's mobile coverage. There's no base station and nothing to plug in but the charging cable.
What if I fall and can't press it?: If the watch senses a fall, it raises the alarm itself. No fall detector catches every fall, so the button is always the main way to call for help.
Is it big?: 47 by 42 mm and 56 g, which is an ordinary watch. Cream, navy or black, with a silicone strap and a pin buckle.
Who can ring the watch?: Only the people on the contact list: we set it that way. It can answer their calls by itself, so nobody needs to press anything. Settings can't be changed by text message without the password.
What does the SOS Everywhere app do?: The app that goes with SOS Everywhere, on iPhone and Android. It's included, and we set up your login. It shows where the watch is and its battery, lists every alarm, and holds every setting, from the contact list to reminders and quiet hours. See everything the app does.
Can I get it funded?: Often, yes: through Support at Home, unspent Home Care Package funds, the NDIS and EnableNSW, and CHSP through Indigo's geat2GO platform. We send the quote or invoice each one needs. DVA supplies alarms through its own contracted suppliers.

No. Up to five days a charge in daily use, the maker's figure. The SOS Everywhere app shows the battery level. There's a text to your contacts at 25%, and a second warning at 10%. Then it's a night on the magnetic cable.

SOS Everywhere Watch

What happens when you hold the button?

What happens when you hold the button?

Step 1: You hold the button

Step 2: It rings your people in order

Step 3: Jo sees where you are in the app

Step 4: You talk through the watch

A snapshot of how you're going. Not a diagnosis.

Five days, then a night on the cable.

A watch you'll actually wear, and a year of the service.

What's in the box

Cream, navy or black. It looks like a watch, because it is one.

Specifications

What's in the box

Hold the button, and talk through the watch.

A snapshot of how you're going. Not a diagnosis.

Five days, then a night on the cable.

How do I know it's still working?

Between alarms, SOS Everywhere keeps checking in.

Contacts, alarms and every setting, in one app.The SOS Everywhere app

What you see and change in the app

Same alarm, same app, same SIM. Two ways to wear it.

Questions about the Watch

Does it need charging every night?

Can I wear it in the shower?

Are the readings medical?

What does the screen show?

Does it need a phone?

Does it work away from home?

What if I fall and can't press it?

Who can ring the watch?

What does the SOS Everywhere app do?

Can I get it funded?

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