[PLUG-TALK] Cell Phone Battery Life

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Rich" == Rich Shepard <rshepard at appl-ecosys.com> writes:

Rich> [...] Several years ago my rental car slid off the side of a
Rich> muddy road into a hub-deep ditch. This was 45 miles northeast of
Rich> Lovelock, NV. Cell phone coverage extends no more than 4 miles
Rich> either side of I-80. Seven hours and 14 miles later the single
Rich> vehicle to travel that road (other than the assay truck whom I
Rich> had passed going the other way hours before) stopped and gave me
Rich> a ride back to Lovelock. That's why I carry the satellite phone
Rich> -- fully charged -- and my little GPS receiver every time my
Rich> travels are scheduled off an Interstate highway.  There are even
Rich> cell phone dead spots on US 30 going over Mt. Hood.

The other option is just to avoid driving into the ditch.  That
usually works for me. ;-)


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Russell Senior, Secretary
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