[nzlug] Re: spam

[Craig Box]

>
> However, a while ago I was heading from Auckland to Ohakune to meet some
> friends from Wellington, they were taking the scenic route and I was
> taking
> an even more scenic route, which means our chances of simultaneously being
> in
> cellphone coverage were minute.   So texts were _very_ handy - find a spot
> where the phone registered a signal, collect their latest progress message
> ('At Kimbolton 11.45'), send a reply ('20ml N of piopio 12.15, eta ohk
> 3pm')
> and carry on.    Like cellphones themselves, they have their occasional
> uses
> in specific circumstances.
>

A friend and I were heading from Auckland to Ohakune once to go skiing.  We
were meeting some friends from Auckland who were driving down separately.
The Cortina couldn't make it up the hills and had conked out.  We were both
Vodafone users and couldn't get cellphone signal, but I did have a Telecom
wireless card and a laptop.  We were able to get onto IRC and have someone
back in Hamilton ring the hostel for us and let them know :-)