Comments on: Hi honey, can you speak up before I run out of oxygen? http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/ PRESS CONSULTANT, JOURNALIST, GHOSTWRITER, POLITICAL AND PR BLOGGER. Thu, 24 May 2012 15:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Satellite Phone http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-99442 Satellite Phone Wed, 21 May 2008 23:58:47 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-99442 Just imagine how mad he would have been if he didn't get a signal! Just imagine how mad he would have been if he didn’t get a signal!

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-30756 Ellee Sun, 27 May 2007 13:19:39 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-30756 Hi Justin, great to hear from you on what was truly a very innovative and creative mission. I've just realised the mountaineer's name is Rod and not Bob. Apologies to Rod for that, but the links should still be ok. Hi Justin, great to hear from you on what was truly a very innovative and creative mission. I’ve just realised the mountaineer’s name is Rod and not Bob. Apologies to Rod for that, but the links should still be ok.

]]> By: Justin http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-30750 Justin Sun, 27 May 2007 12:48:45 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-30750 sorry to join the conversation late, but have only just arrived back in Nepal from Tibet/China. As David points out in his post i've been heavily involved with this project and have been on Everest whilst Rod made his attempt (more details on the blog). As you point out, what made this a great challenge was the fact that there was so much that could have gone wrong. I was sat at base camp on day one and couldn't get a singal at all and at that point was begining to resign myself to failure. Neville - i can confirm that a traditional GSM network was used utilising land based masts that china telecom had installed last year - so there was no satellite involved or any extra effort by Motorola to improve the signal. It has been what i'd call a fingers crossed project. Bit of a leap of faith, and yes could have gone horribly wrong (hell of a contigency plan), but in the end well worth the risk. sorry to join the conversation late, but have only just arrived back in Nepal from Tibet/China. As David points out in his post i’ve been heavily involved with this project and have been on Everest whilst Rod made his attempt (more details on the blog). As you point out, what made this a great challenge was the fact that there was so much that could have gone wrong. I was sat at base camp on day one and couldn’t get a singal at all and at that point was begining to resign myself to failure. Neville – i can confirm that a traditional GSM network was used utilising land based masts that china telecom had installed last year – so there was no satellite involved or any extra effort by Motorola to improve the signal.

It has been what i’d call a fingers crossed project. Bit of a leap of faith, and yes could have gone horribly wrong (hell of a contigency plan), but in the end well worth the risk.

]]> By: jmb http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-30347 jmb Wed, 23 May 2007 17:00:25 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-30347 This certainly is impressive. I hadn't seen this bit of news. Like everyone else I am muttering but I can't get any signal xxxxx (substitute your frustrating place). This certainly is impressive. I hadn’t seen this bit of news.
Like everyone else I am muttering but I can’t get any signal xxxxx (substitute your frustrating place).

]]> By: » A Mountain of Coverage sixtysecondview: Sixty second interviews from pr, media and politics http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-30346 » A Mountain of Coverage sixtysecondview: Sixty second interviews from pr, media and politics Wed, 23 May 2007 16:19:37 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-30346 [...] Thanks to Elle and Neville for spotting the Motorola ‘highest mobile phone and text’ wheeze that Edelman was a part of. As posted a couple of weeks ago, Justin Westcott was our man at base camp and you can read his account of what went on at The Last Man in Europe. The Motoriza Z8 worked perfectly by all accounts as did the traditional media outreach programme which looks to have made a clean sweep of UK publications with more coverage from around the world coming in by the hour. Great Edelman team and a fantastic client for actually doing the stuff most people just talk about doing. [...] [...] Thanks to Elle and Neville for spotting the Motorola ‘highest mobile phone and text’ wheeze that Edelman was a part of. As posted a couple of weeks ago, Justin Westcott was our man at base camp and you can read his account of what went on at The Last Man in Europe. The Motoriza Z8 worked perfectly by all accounts as did the traditional media outreach programme which looks to have made a clean sweep of UK publications with more coverage from around the world coming in by the hour. Great Edelman team and a fantastic client for actually doing the stuff most people just talk about doing. [...]

]]> By: Welshcakes Limoncello http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-30344 Welshcakes Limoncello Wed, 23 May 2007 15:45:22 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-30344 Amazing indeed - I could never get a signal in the Brecon Beacons! Amazing indeed – I could never get a signal in the Brecon Beacons!

]]> By: neville http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-30336 neville Wed, 23 May 2007 14:31:12 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-30336 I would imagine that Motorola would have done everything possible to ensure a strong cellular signal for this promotion. Maybe even moved a satellite here or there - the phone has mobile broadband connectivity as well as cellular and the BBC story doesn't say whether the phone call was via a cell netork or via the net... I would imagine that Motorola would have done everything possible to ensure a strong cellular signal for this promotion.

Maybe even moved a satellite here or there – the phone has mobile broadband connectivity as well as cellular and the BBC story doesn’t say whether the phone call was via a cell netork or via the net…

]]> By: Jim http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-30328 Jim Wed, 23 May 2007 12:54:17 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-30328 In point of fact, the transmission of phone signals is "line of sight". So you often get quite good signals from remote mountain tops when you can't in the valleys. I've noticed it a lot in Wales and the Lake District. The fact you can get a signal even when you can't "see" the mast is due to the signal bouncing around off buildings and hillsides like an echo. In point of fact, the transmission of phone signals is “line of sight”. So you often get quite good signals from remote mountain tops when you can’t in the valleys. I’ve noticed it a lot in Wales and the Lake District.

The fact you can get a signal even when you can’t “see” the mast is due to the signal bouncing around off buildings and hillsides like an echo.

]]> By: Ellee http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-30320 Ellee Wed, 23 May 2007 12:17:08 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-30320 Just imagine if Bob didn't get a signal, if it had failed for Motorola, how much would it have cost them? Just imagine if Bob didn’t get a signal, if it had failed for Motorola, how much would it have cost them?

]]> By: sally http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/comment-page-1/#comment-30318 sally Wed, 23 May 2007 12:10:21 +0000 http://elleeseymour.com/2007/05/23/hi-honey-can-you-speak-up-before-i-run-out-of-oxygen/#comment-30318 Amazing he could get a signal when i struggle to get one at home Amazing he could get a signal when i struggle to get one at home

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