FW: [at-l] Re: Modern Devices, etc.

[jbullar1 at twcny.rr.com (Jim Bullard)]

I will carry one as well for that same reason. It will be turned on only 
when I am calling out. One consideration is the disappearance of many 
'public phones' in recent years. Aside from the usual having to wait your 
turn using the phone, can you even be sure there will be a pay phone 
available?

At 08:26 AM 3/9/2004 -0600, April wrote:


>Being so new, maybe I'm weighing in here where I shouldn't.. but here
>goes anyway.
>
>I am going to carry my cell phone on my hike.  I agree that using it
>during the hike for innane conversation would be rude and disruptive, so
>it's going to be off 95% of the time I have it.  BUT... with all the
>misgivings my family has about this trip, I know that if I don't check
>in at least once a week (probably during one of my town trips to get
>food) there will be stormtroopers out searching the AT for my poor
>misguided body very quickly.  I think that would be much more disruptive
>than my one little cell phone.
>
>April
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: at-l-bounces@backcountry.net [mailto:at-l-bounces@backcountry.net]
>On Behalf Of Jim Bullard
>Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 7:56 AM
>To: Bror8588@aol.com; spiriteagle99@hotmail.com; at-l@backcountry.net
>Subject: Re: [at-l] Re: Modern Devices, etc.
>
>At 08:23 AM 3/9/2004 -0500, Bror8588@aol.com wrote:
> >a
> >telephone can be used by those who already carry an electronic gizmo
>called
> >"Pocket Mail" and if anyone knows who manufactures that please let me
>know.
>
>Pocketmail is a service. The devices that work with that service are
>made a
>number of manufacturers. Enter "Pocketmail" in the serch field of
><www.froogle.com> and you will find them aplenty.
>
>
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