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Searching for a Satellite Pager?
mcolgin asks: "I need a satellite pager! Why? I own a dot-com and as the only technical person responsible for the 7 servers needed to run the site and it's automated delivery systems, I've got to find out about any problems, before my customers/suppliers do; no matter where I am, especially when I'm: camping in Eastern-Washington; back-country skiing in Whistler; or driving down to Oregon for Mother's Day. I've tried every type of cellphone and pager I can find, but nothing gets a message to me once I get out of populated areas and away from freeways. So, I started looking into Satellite pagers; but I swear, I can't find anything in the local Seattle, WA area and only a couple listings online from Google searches. This has got to be a problem that the Slashdot community has run into, before. Any suggestions?"
Yea, sleep in the server room.
Takes many vacations...*check*
Is the only one responsible *check*
MUST maintain 7 servers (e-mail servers?) *check*
Talks about clients and his "dot-com business *check*
Question: Are you a SPAMMER?! Cause you sure fit the profile
This has got to be a problem that the Slashdot community has run into, before. Any suggestions?
Yes. The dot-com boom ended several years ago. Ditch this company and become a waiter, before you go retroactively bankrupt.
After all, I am strangely colored.
"Hire a lackey. Find a guy/gal down at your local LUG"
You know, I was just thinking "I am *so* glad I don't work for this guy"
Anyone who did would wind up with no life at all. So the LUG suggestion is a great one.
Nothing lost, nothing gained, as they say!
In the free world the media isn't government run; the government is media run.
you're a good candidate for WiMax and VoIP.
Yesh, the last time I was in the woods a hundred miles from the nearest road I was amazed what the 802.11 sniffer was pulling in. I guess the grizzly bears use it to track the tastiest hikers or something and get out the word.
"There is more worth loving than we have strength to love." - Brian Jay Stanley
Iridium + Text messaging is the way to go. That way you can not only receive it anywhere, but you can take action.
Oooo I can see it now. Jack is out ona hike and the site goes down.
*beep* *beep*
Boss via text messaging: "Jack, the site is down."
Jack via text messaging: "WTF!"
Boss: "Can you help out?"
Jack: "kybord no good 4 typng! LOLz. cya l8r"
"Can of worms? The can is open... the worms are everywhere."
Hire Me!
I'll run your servers! I don't eat much and I won't take up much space...
OK, I give...what exactly does one do when you are in the woods, and your server goes down?
If a sysadmin shits in the woods and nobody hears him does it make a sound?
-= I can't think of anything witty, creative, or insightful for my sig, so deal with this. =-
What part of "a well regulated militia" do you not understand?
I hope he lets us know next time he goes camping. I'd love to submit his news page to the front page.
After all, I am strangely colored.
Oh the irony, a spammer asking slashdot for help, and getting it before someone spots the obvious.
*tries to recover quickly.*
Hey, original poster, if you're out hiking in a stormy region and looking for a great satellite pager, you can't beat the reception on this model.