[pct-l] Pocketmail-2

[Trekker4 at aol.com]

I forgot one important tidbit about Pmails. When one is finishing any  task, 
close your email for instance, then wait a few seconds before turning the  
Pmail off. Give it time to digest everything! I'd had intermittent file  
corruption problems; even the Pmail people didn't know what caused it. I finally  
realized that I was turning the power off too quickly, and haven't had a problem  
since.
 
Bob  "Trekker"
Big Bend Desert Denizen
Naturalized Citizen - Republic of  Texas

Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says, 'See, if  it 
wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.' 
-- Harry Browne

"If you think  health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs 
when its free."  
-- P. J. ORourke



In a message dated 2/2/2009 5:18:37 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
kellycohoe at comcast.net writes:

I appreciate the feedback.
 
Kelly Cohoe


----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _Trekker4 at aol.com_ (mailto:Trekker4 at aol.com)  
To: _kellycohoe at comcast.net_ (mailto:kellycohoe at comcast.net)  ; 
_pct-l at backcountry.net_ (mailto:pct-l at backcountry.net)  
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:14  AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Pocketmail


A Pocketmail (Pmail) weighs 8 oz with 2 lithium  (don't get any other kind) 
AA batteries; I have no idea what a Blackberry  weighs. Pmail requires a 
subscription to the service: $120/12 mo, $75/6 mo,  $45/3 mo - last time I checked. 
I just get a 3 or 6 mo for my  summer section hiking. It costs $100 with an 
initial 3 mo subscription: _http://www.pocketmail.com/us/_ 
(http://www.pocketmail.com/us/) . I  just checked; THE SUBSCRIPTION RATES HAVE GONE UP! 
    It works on land line or GSM cell phones; it  does not work on CDMA cell 
phones - again, last time I checked. There is  also no Inet, or any other 
fancy stuff; it is strictly an email device;  and it works on a built-in, 
old-fashioned acoustic modem over 2  toll-free numbers. When you get to a land line, 
or if you  carry a GSM cell, you can send whatever emails you have ready.  Some 
pay phones, privately owned ones, won't work on the first number,  but have 
always worked on the 2nd number. 
    It works with online journaling, but I don't do  that; it allows you to 
get emails from your normal addresses, but I don't do  that either. You will 
have a separate email address, such as _stumblinghiker at pocketmail.com_ 
(mailto:stumblinghiker at pocketmail.com) ,  and you will stumble using it while walking 
down the trail, as I  frequently do - use it, not stumble. I have dropped it a 
few  times, even threw it 15 feet once when my trailing boot toe caught a rock 
 and threw me down; it keeps on ticking, for over 2,000 miles now. I carry it 
 in my sun shirt pocket, even through it's a bit heavy for that, and I do put 
 it in a cigar zip bag when it rains. I have a tab sewn onto my shirt pocket  
to keep it there, for stream crossings or very rough places.  
It has alarm clock, calculator, memo,  folders, tools, and pc link functions; 
it can also defrag its own  memory. I've never come close to using even 25% 
of the memory, and I  write fiction on it; so far I haven't had much luck 
transferring  stuff to my pc, editing it and transferring it back. 
    I'd never keep a written journal, but I write a  daily report to friends 
and family, write a daily report to PCTA and  maintainers on trail conditions, 
and keep other notes: daily mileage, camera  battery usage, gls and qts usage 
of my Steripen batteries, rating  ProBar or other food bar flavors, etc.
 
Bob  "Trekker"
Big Bend Desert Denizen
Naturalized Citizen - Republic of  Texas

Government cripples you, then hands you a crutch and says,  'See, if it 
wasn't for us, you couldn't walk.' 
-- Harry  Browne

"If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see  what it costs 
when its free." 
-- P. J. ORourke



In a message dated 2/1/2009 4:55:48 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
kellycohoe at comcast.net writes:

I  know this has probably come up before, but what advice do people have for  
journaling and communicating with loved ones?  Is pocketmail a good  deal?  I 
have never even seen one so I have no idea.  Do I  upgrade to a 
blackberry/iphone device.  Utilize a good old fashioned  notebook?

Your thoughts would be  appreciated.

Kelly
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