Mon 25 Oct, 2010 10:07 am
Mon 25 Oct, 2010 10:19 am
Mon 25 Oct, 2010 10:30 am
Mon 25 Oct, 2010 10:59 am
Son of a Beach wrote:[*]would you carry a mobile phone as an emergency notification device while bushwalking?.
Son of a Beach wrote:[*]would you use it to phone home while bushwalking?
Son of a Beach wrote:[*]would you leave it in a state where it can receive phone calls while bushwalking?[/list][/b][/size]
Mon 25 Oct, 2010 12:27 pm
Son of a Beach wrote:...AND if the SPOT and PLB/EPIRB were phased out entirely, then...
would you carry a mobile phone as an emergency notification device while bushwalking?
would you use it to phone home while bushwalking?
would you leave it in a state where it can receive phone calls while bushwalking?
Mon 25 Oct, 2010 12:47 pm
Mon 25 Oct, 2010 12:57 pm
johnw wrote:I've worked in IT for a long time but some may think me a Luddite; I actually hate mobile phones, useful though they are.
Mon 25 Oct, 2010 2:00 pm
Lindsay wrote:Son of a Beach wrote:[*]would you carry a mobile phone as an emergency notification device while bushwalking?.
Yes.Son of a Beach wrote:[*]would you use it to phone home while bushwalking?
NoSon of a Beach wrote:[*]would you leave it in a state where it can receive phone calls while bushwalking?[/list][/b][/size]
No.
I carry a mobile as a tool for necessary communication only, not to have casual conversation, so, short of a real emergency, I would switch it on only to confirm a pickup time or notify a change of plans. In that situation it could save an embarrassing and unnecessary emergency services call out if things have gone slightly awry, but not enough to warrant outside assistance. Whenever I walk I leave a plan with my wife with a time to contact someone if she has not heard from me, but I value my solitude in the bush too much to ever be in constant contact with the outside world. I have never used a PLB or such device and I would not rely on a mobile as my primary means of emergency notification.* As most of my walking is on track I don't see the necessity if I have left a detailed plan at home.
* Even if the mobile of the future has 100% coverage I would no doubt be the one who dropped and broke it just as the crisis was unfolding.
Mon 25 Oct, 2010 8:02 pm
Tue 26 Oct, 2010 8:45 am
Tue 26 Oct, 2010 8:51 am
abowen wrote:Nik, i hadn't realised that you could disable the cell network and that this saves battery power. Any tips on how I can do this on my mobile (Nokia).
Tue 26 Oct, 2010 2:07 pm
abowen wrote:...Can anyone confirm whether dialling 112 works as an emergency number? I believe it is the european equivalent to our '000' but can be picked up by satellites ( I am hoping that this isn't covered in another thread somewhere - please direct me if it has).
Tue 26 Oct, 2010 3:38 pm
tastrax wrote:abowen wrote:...Can anyone confirm whether dialling 112 works as an emergency number? I believe it is the european equivalent to our '000' but can be picked up by satellites ( I am hoping that this isn't covered in another thread somewhere - please direct me if it has).
Here are some details on the 112 number - no word about satellites though
http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/pc=PC_100575
Tue 26 Oct, 2010 7:58 pm
Tue 26 Oct, 2010 8:13 pm
Son of a Beach wrote:If the mobile phone did everything it currently does, PLUS everything the current SPOT and PLB/EPIRB does, and if the mobile phone did it all just as well as the SPOT and PLB/EPIRB in every way, AND if the SPOT and PLB/EPIRB were phased out entirely, then...
[*]would you carry a mobile phone as an emergency notification device while bushwalking?
[*]would you use it to phone home while bushwalking?
[*]would you leave it in a state where it can receive phone calls while bushwalking?
Tue 26 Oct, 2010 8:31 pm
Macca81 wrote:geez Nik, that is a clunky way about it. My phone you just press one button and then select 'aeroplane mode' from the list, and all radios on the device a turned off (wifi, data, cell, bluetooth)
Wed 27 Oct, 2010 9:39 pm
Son of a Beach wrote:Macca81 wrote:geez Nik, that is a clunky way about it. My phone you just press one button and then select 'aeroplane mode' from the list, and all radios on the device a turned off (wifi, data, cell, bluetooth)
Yes, that's the way it should be, but on my phone, Aeroplane Mode also turns off the GPS. It makes no sense to me as the GPS doesn't transmit anything, but it's something to do with USA flight regulations, apparently.
I want to turn off the Cell Network, and the WiFi Network and the Bluetooth, but to leave the GPS on. On my clunky phone, this is the only way I've found to do it.
Thu 28 Oct, 2010 10:38 am
Macca81 wrote:Son of a Beach wrote:Macca81 wrote:geez Nik, that is a clunky way about it. My phone you just press one button and then select 'aeroplane mode' from the list, and all radios on the device a turned off (wifi, data, cell, bluetooth)
Yes, that's the way it should be, but on my phone, Aeroplane Mode also turns off the GPS. It makes no sense to me as the GPS doesn't transmit anything, but it's something to do with USA flight regulations, apparently.
I want to turn off the Cell Network, and the WiFi Network and the Bluetooth, but to leave the GPS on. On my clunky phone, this is the only way I've found to do it.
you clunky phone is an iPhone right? there must be an app for accessing the settings to turn things off? the HTC has an app called 'quick settings' (and many simmiler) that gives the option to turn on or off almost everything on the phone...
Tue 16 Nov, 2010 10:50 pm
Fri 19 Nov, 2010 10:09 am
Fri 19 Nov, 2010 1:18 pm
Biggles wrote:My iPhone works fine as a GPS and I carry a folding solar charger for it. I only reference the GPS/maps relative to the wider area in view, not actually when walking.
I am puzzled why so many people have overlapping/duplicated technology: iPhone with GPS, a GPS, a watch with GPS... Why? Technophiles???
Sat 20 Nov, 2010 6:42 pm
Biggles wrote:My iPhone works fine as a GPS and I carry a folding solar charger for it. I only reference the GPS/maps relative to the wider area in view, not actually when walking.
I am puzzled why so many people have overlapping/duplicated technology: iPhone with GPS, a GPS, a watch with GPS... Why? Technophiles???
Sat 20 Nov, 2010 10:55 pm
Son of a Beach wrote:So my question is this...
If the mobile phone did everything it currently does, PLUS everything the current SPOT and PLB/EPIRB does, and if the mobile phone did it all just as well as the SPOT and PLB/EPIRB in every way, AND if the SPOT and PLB/EPIRB were phased out entirely, then....
- would you carry a mobile phone as an emergency notification device while bushwalking?
- would you use it to phone home while bushwalking?
- would you leave it in a state where it can receive phone calls while bushwalking?
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