[105438] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: smstools and CDMA
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mr. James W. Laferriere)
Mon Jun 23 16:27:02 2008
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:26:07 -0800 (AKDT)
From: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" <babydr@baby-dragons.com>
To: Nanog maillist <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <d575bde60806211855w42f82802w9f648610a19f0176@mail.gmail.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
Hello Kevin ,
On Sat, 21 Jun 2008, Kevin Blackham wrote:
> And in my experience (many years back), a nokia handset would start
> draining its ups as soon as it got a full charge, requiring daily
> reseat of the supply cord. YMMV so test and retest.
>
> On 6/21/08, Phil Regnauld <regnauld@catpipe.net> wrote:
>> Douglas K. Rand (rand) writes:
>>>
>>> Phil> Alternatively, have you considered a Nokia handset with Gnokii ?
>>>
>>> No, not really. I was thinking that a "modem" would be a little more
>>> robust and easier to deal with in the rack than a handset would be. If
>>> I'm given a choice, I think I'd stay away from a handset, but I may
>>> not have a choice. :)
>>
>> Think about it: mobile handsets have built-in UPSes :)
If that s/b the case try using a Power Timer ie: something like ,
http://www.simplyhydroponics.com/24hr_digital_timer.htm ,
And program it to turn off once a week for 2-3 minutes .
Hth , JimL
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