X-OldHeader: From chwee@stanfordalumni.org-DeleteThis.com Sat Aug 24 20:48:48 2002 Return-Path: <chwee@stanfordalumni.org-DeleteThis.com> Received: from opus.labs.agilent.com (root@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com [130.29.244.179]) by jr.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id UAA13688 for <wind_talk_ls@jr.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:48:48 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msgbas2.cos.agilent.com (msgbas2.cos.agilent.com [192.168.148.34]) by opus.labs.agilent.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_18979)/8.9.3 AgilentLabs Workstation) with ESMTP id UAA24811 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:48:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (mta6.snfc21.pbi.net [206.13.28.240]) by msgbas2.cos.agilent.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53CE81D93 for <wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>; Sat, 24 Aug 2002 21:48:47 -0600 (MDT) Received: from Athlon112.stanfordalumni.org ([209.233.20.104]) by mta6.snfc21.pbi.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.1 (built May 7 2001)) with ESMTP id <0H1D00760RXAJX@mta6.snfc21.pbi.net-DeleteThis.com> for wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com; Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:48:46 -0700 (PDT) Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2002 20:51:44 -0700 From: Chwee Chua <chwee@stanfordalumni.org-DeleteThis.com> Subject: Re: Watertight cellphone case In-reply-to: <a05111b00b98dad5b910f@[192.168.123.108]> X-Sender: ktchua@pop.singnet.com.sg-DeleteThis.com To: wind_talk@opus.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com Message-id: <5.1.0.14.2.20020824204536.01d2ee68@pop.singnet.com.sg-DeleteThis.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.1
Abt 3 mths ago, I called someone on my cell (ATT) as I was crossing the San
Mateo bridge. Reception was good, except for a short stretch where the
connection faded a bit (hello, hello, car you hear me), without getting
disconnected. Then again, I wasn't bobbing on a board in the middle of
some chop and waves.... so suspect actual water-use will be more flaky.
At 02:45 PM 8/24/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>So has anyone actually tried using a cell phone out on the Bay?
>Seems like it would work and be a inexpensive substitute for a VHF
>radio - at least for those of us who don't venture out that far.
>
>
> >A Way to Keep Your Phone Dry
> >http://nytimes.com/2002/08/22/technology/circuits/22GEE3.html
> >The Boxit 5.0 mobile phone case, manufactured in Finland by Moduleo Oy and
> >distributed by MDX Industries of Newbury, Mass., is a watertight and
> >shockproof plastic case that allows full use of the phone.
> >The case can be found in stores at a suggested price of $34.95, or on the
> >Web at sites like Cell Safe (www.cellsafe.com) and Ortlieb
> >(www.ortliebusa.com).
> >
> >[No endorsment. No affiliation with the manufacturer. Just forwarding...]
>
>
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>
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>
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>They have been given to us in trust, and we must account for them to
>the generations which will come after us and audit our accounts."
>-- William T. Hornaday
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