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This is a superfluous use of technology. The people that go there already take plenty of precautions. As a climber, I would not rely on a communication channel
by edge17 16y ago
This is a superfluous use of technology. The people that go there already take plenty of precautions. As a climber, I would not rely on a communication channel installed by someone else as anything more than a hail mary.
The notion that people are concerning themselves with costs as small as a satphone when already paying upwards of 120k is absurd.
- qq66 16y agoThe cost of a satphone is weight.
- edge17 16y agocompared to what? a 3g enabled device? everything is weight.
- jozo 16y agoThe climbers are only a small part of an expedition. I would imagine this will benefit the locals, who works with the expeditions but can't afford much access to a satellite phone. The project is part of a larger one to provide mobile coverage to 90% of the population. The company also gets experience in deploying stand-alone cell sites in "harsh environments". The actual use on the mountain itself may just turn out as a public relations stunt and some extra bandwidth for media, but that's not the whole story.