[pct-l] Pocketmail

[Ian Carbone]

Gary brought up exactly what my next question was going to be.  Is a
Pocketmail worth it or do enough of these towns have cell phone service,
making cell phone email the preferable option?  I would rather use a
blackberry-type setup as previously mentioned, but I wonder if this is
feasible.

Mr. Christmas


On 1/22/07, gwtmp01 at mac.com <gwtmp01 at mac.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Jan 22, 2007, at 11:56 AM, Dan Fenn wrote:
> > Although I've heard some good things about Pocketmail, I've also
> > heard some pretty negative things as well (composer craps out,
> > lousy service, unreliable, etc.)...so what else is new, right?
>
> I've never had a problem with the device or the service.  AT, PCT,
> and several
> longish section hikes.  I keep it in a ziplock bag while hiking.  I
> never use the
> backlit display so the AA batteries keep it going for a long while.
> It is reasonably
> light and OK to type on and works with any phone.
>
> I think the probability of finding a phone in trail towns is higher
> than the probability
> of getting a decent wireless signal for a cell/blackberry device.
>
> Gary Wright
>
>
>
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