NBN issue

I REFER to Dave Fredericks’ letter, re. NBN (TC, 2/8).

Mr Fredericks is obviously oblivious to those inherent problems faced by a majority of elderly people and his “advice” is not applicable.

1. My mother is in her mid-70s.

2. My mother can be very emotional.

3. My mother has mobility issues.

4. My mother has eyesight problems.

5. My mother has osteoarthritis.

6. My mother has osteoporosis.

7. My mother sometimes forgets where she puts things.

8. My mother has me as a fulltime carer.

9. Buttons on mobile phones are small.

Now picture this scenario: l am at the other end of the house and as I am having a heart attack I call out to my mother. She takes minutes to get to me; she gets stressed because she is slow; she gets very emotional and cries; she can’t concentrate, fumbles with a mobile phone (if she can find it) and has a heart attack because she can’t help me.

We’re both dead. An elderly person with severe health issues expected to use a mobile phone in an emergency really?

P.S. It is now Wednesday, August 2 and we are neither connected to the NBN, nor do we have any landline, wi-fi, or internet services connected. — GEORGE HELON, Kearneys Spring