A stationary home emergency system only works within range of its base station. NOA is the mobile alternative: an emergency button with its own SIM card and GPS that works at home and out and about. No landline, no long-term contract.
A personal alarm alternative is a mobile emergency system that is not tied to a base station in the home. Mobile emergency buttons like the NOA Mini have their own SIM card, GPS, speaker and microphone – in an emergency they alert relatives by call and message with the location, in every EU country plus Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. With the NOA Mini, a 24/7 emergency call centre can be switched on per device as the last link: if no one in the family answers, the NOA Mini calls it.
Both systems help in an emergency – but they work in fundamentally different ways. The table shows the key differences at a glance.
| Feature | Classic home emergency button | NOA |
|---|---|---|
| Where does it work? | Stationary: only within range of the base station | Everywhere in Europe — garden, shopping, vacation, hiking |
| Who answers in an emergency? | The emergency call centre first | Your trusted contacts first – with the NOA Mini, the 24/7 emergency call centre as backup if you switch it on |
| Contract lock-in | Provider-dependent, sometimes with minimum terms | Cancellable monthly |
| GPS location in emergencies | Usually not included | By message with a map link |
| Wearer needs a smartphone | No — calls via the base station | No — its own SIM card in the device |
| Talk directly through the device | Only near the base station | With the NOA Mini: speaker and microphone in the device – at home and on the go |
Classic home emergency providers charge a monthly price that varies by provider, and often a connection fee. NOA is open to everyone – no application needed.
A modern alternative is a mobile emergency system with GPS and its own SIM card. It works without a base station – at home just as well as in the garden, while shopping or travelling. At the press of a button, the NOA Mini calls up to three trusted contacts and simultaneously sends the GPS location to up to ten contacts. If the emergency call service is switched on for the NOA Mini and nobody answers, it calls the 24/7 emergency call centre as a backstop.
Classic home emergency systems need a base station in the home – originally on the landline, today sometimes with a mobile module, but always fixed to one place. NOA needs neither a landline nor Wi-Fi nor a smartphone: the device has its own SIM card with multi-network access and works in every EU country plus Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
NOA consists of the device, which you buy once, and the NOA subscription, cancellable monthly or annually, which you take out in the NOA app after receiving the device. SIM card, mobile service, GPS location, messages and accessories are included; there is no activation fee. With the NOA Mini, you can switch on the 24/7 emergency call centre per device: the first takeover in a calendar month is included; every further takeover is subject to a charge. We will publish all prices at the start of sales.
For everyone who still leaves the house regularly: active seniors, people living alone, anyone with a garden or daily errands. A stationary home emergency system only works within range of its base station. Out and about, you need a mobile solution: a mobile alarm with GPS raises the alarm at home and on the move.
No technician appointment and no connection fee: set up the device in the NOA app, add your contacts, take out the subscription – then NOA is ready for use.