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#4 WearTheFoxHat

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 05:34 PM

Paul (MVP), on Jan 22 2008, 17:33, said:

Erm, I've received a gazillion different packages with batteries inserted, but it's a good point, and worth checking.

P

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/print?c...ediaId=36200679

That mentions batteries.

I sound like a real poo-pooer now ... would have been a very cool project. But don't fancy you getting banged up for sending a device through the post ... especially if they X-ray it and see electronics and batteries :S

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 05:35 PM

I say go for it

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 05:44 PM

Weird, I wonder if that covers batteries in this type of application? I've received countless phones with batteries inserted. Anyway, we could potentially run the device from the proporta battery, in it's original packaging?

The other concern I suppose is heat from the device when it's running?

I only want to do it if it's safe obviously!

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 06:29 PM

I remember a dodgy airport parking exposé on Watchdog a while back where they fitted a gps recorder to a smart hot vauxhall astra and saw where it got driven, and at what speeds. (IIRC it got left round the back of a supermarket and tanked up the M23 at 110mph!)

Be interesting to see the route it takes, and what abuse our valuable post gets - although I dont know how good the GPS/phone signal would be at the bottom of a stack of mailbags, or inside the giant tumble-dryer sorting machines!

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 06:41 PM

True, that's what we'll find out tho

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 06:45 PM

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 06:45 PM

This is an awesome idea. Do it. Do it!

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 06:48 PM

I just wonder how long the battery would last with WiFi and GPS on at the same time. Do you need your SIM inserted to do it? If so, would you be willing to part with your SIM for x amount of time? Anyone know a train engineer that can take the phone for a day?

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 06:52 PM

I do know a courier driver who works for UPS ... could be an amusing one. Also have a mate who owns a haulage company ... they could be good for racking up points !

Got some spare t-mo payg sims too.

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 07:35 PM

Cool idea. Would also be interesting if the postman tried to nick it...

*I am wondering about taking my orange sim and putting that in a spare device and sending my kaiser with navison switched on, for a week or two in a mates delivery truck...

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 09:30 PM

Oh yes!
You've GOT to do this!

I'd be happy to recharge it and pay courier fees to ship it on to another member if you wanted to send it to me.
Is the "members postcode map" thing still running? I wonder if we could stage the journey and get it from Lands End to John O'Groats (sp.)

I've just been reminded of the infamous disappearing C500 at a Modaco meet. You might want some sort of vetting if you're thinking of sending it from one member to another!

[edit]
No offence Mono - I'm sure you can be trusted

This post has been edited by chucky.egg: 22 January 2008 - 09:37 PM

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:14 PM

I like the idea of sending a device around between members, watch this space

Chances are me and mono will send to each other as a test run, then maybe extend it if it works!

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:14 PM

I'll definitely be putting a live map up to track it's progress when this does happen

Hopefully the Proporta pack will arrive in the next day or so, then I can start prepping

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:15 PM

Norfolk (Me) -> Surrey (Mono) -> Kent (chucky.egg) seems a good potential route

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 10:31 PM

hey! I have got an x500 with a 1530mAh battery! And a 3500mAh battery pack!!

Only problem Is I don't get a data connection on it as there Is a firmware bug with t-mobile. But if someone wants to lend me a sim with a data connection then I will have a go!!

P.s. Your going to have to post down to Devon if your going to do it

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 11:30 PM

WOW! How... well.. Crazy

You HAVE to do this! Then send it back to Surrey for me to send it on it's journey

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Posted 22 January 2008 - 11:43 PM

chucky.egg, on Jan 22 2008, 21:30, said:

[edit]
No offence Mono - I'm sure you can be trusted

Not to mention Paul would know where i live

I still exist

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 09:23 AM

I work in one of Royal mails mail centre's and would recommend that you only use special delivery as there is no chance of the package reaching a sorting machine as all special delivery items are kept separate from normal mail. Because these are sorted manually you would need to make sure that it can withstand a drop from height? they tend to be thrown into bags when sorted. If you use normal mail you need to make sure that it is at least 25mm thick to stop it being put into a machine.

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Posted 23 January 2008 - 09:27 AM

Yeah, special delivery was always part of the plan to give the best chance of arriving while there's battery power left

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