Cell phone effectiveness (was Re: [at-l] Trip report (Long but unusual ending))

[RET33@prodigy.net (Robert Tomlinson)]

I had to jump in here. I always bring my cell phone with me on hikes,
always turned off, and only for use in an emergency, but I must admit
when I tried to get out on it (OK, not always an emergency - the wife
likes at least one call right in the middle of each weeklong hike,
giving her a max of three and one half days of worrying build-up per
trip), it took a long time to find a place in the mountains where it
would work - usually only a very tall peak (like Mt Albert, the last
place I called my wife from). Anyway, what are the odds of a cellphone
working when a true emergency comes up, like this one just related to
us?

RET in Sunny Fla


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Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] Trip report (Long but unusual ending)


> Hey Don,
>
> I'm sorry to hear about your injury and wish you a speedy recovery!
>
> I always take my cell phone with me when hiking alone.  Just     in
case.
>
> -Teresa
>
>
> "Procrastination is a dream-killer."
>
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