[geeks] What do you get paid for wearing a pager?

[Patrick Giagnocavo]

On Sep 25, 2006, at 10:57 AM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
>
> Just to state the obvious, this means you have to be within 15 minutes 
> of being somewhere where you can actually start doing "ususal admin 
> stuff, plus of course fixing whatever the problem was" and re-starting 
> the server.
>
> This could, depending on your situation, require you to keep a laptop 
> in your car, with some mechanisim to access your console server, 
> remote power bar, etc. from anywhere (mobile high-speed data service 
> or modem service over your cell phone)...
>
> This is a much more demanding request than probably they realize...
>

Well, my thinking was to buy the EVDO device from Verizon, which also 
requires a voice plan, and give them a separate cell number to call.  
Then have a laptop with me that can use EVDO, etc.

Which all has to be built in to the price, of course; including the 
early termination fee.

Cordially
Patrick Giagnocavo
patrick at zill.net