Would you rent a Satelite phone for a weekend of sledding????

[catmando]

Just curious how much interest there would be in this,I have a sat phone and was thinking of offsetting the charges by renting it out,To rent one at the places I checked its pretty much weekly plus mins,(roughly 200.00 + 80 cents a minute)
With the plan I have I could rent it for half that plus unlimited minutes,leave your cell at home if you like LOL! Im not sold on renting it out yet but definatly would like to see what kind of interest there is.
catmando!

 

[ferniesnow]

I'm guessing a fairly high deposit?

 

[catmando]

Depends on how well I know you lol!Not for you buddy!

 

[ferniesnow]

Depends on how well I know you lol!Not for you buddy!

Thanks but I have my SPOT and a VHF radio. They keep me in fairly close contact.

I think the renting part would be a great idea as there are lots of peeps who don't have the SPOT and are looking for peace of mind with the people at home.

 

[sledneck_03]

we go on a fishing trip in northern Sask, really remote. 5 hour canoe ride to get there. We rent a phone every year and split the bill. Im thinking of getting a spot for sledding and then using that instead of the phone. we have never needed the phone, just use it for some drunk phone calls to a buddy that cant make it every year cause hes seeding.

 

[tfitz]

YES ! I have always considered buying one and renting it out or renting one from someone I know that has one. The way I look at is a $100 ins policy, that one time you need it, it will pay for itself huge

Let me know if you decide to do it. Also where did you buy yours ?

 

[imdoo'n]

was told that communication group red deer rents them out at $10 per day plus call charges. great safety device. so far i can't confirm 100%

 

[RXN]

Just curious how much interest there would be in this,I have a sat phone and was thinking of offsetting the charges by renting it out,To rent one at the places I checked its pretty much weekly plus mins,(roughly 200.00 + 80 cents a minute)
With the plan I have I could rent it for half that plus unlimited minutes,leave your cell at home if you like LOL! Im not sold on renting it out yet but definatly would like to see what kind of interest there is.
catmando!

every year a bunch of us from the plant make a trip on Family day weekend, we were talking we should rent one this year. Last year we had an incident involving a broken leg and were wishing we had one. So I would be interested for sure.

 

[Toyboy]

Good way to order up hookers and blow mountainside. Lol

Willie you planning for the munchies already?

Seriously tho I've never been able to get a hooker in my pack no matter how you fold them.

 

[TROLLCAT]

Good way to order up hookers and blow mountainside. Lol

Willie you planning for the munchies already?

Seriously tho I've never been able to get a hooker in my pack no matter how you fold them.

Get a bigger pack !!

 

[JaySimon]

Good way to order up hookers and blow mountainside. Lol

Willie you planning for the munchies already?

Seriously tho I've never been able to get a hooker in my pack no matter how you fold them.

Tunnel bag/chop saw.

 

[Toyboy]

Get a bigger pack !!

Good call and here i was just looking for a smaller hooker!!

 

[catmando]

Thanks for the response,Ive decided I will likely rent it out,not to make a bunch of money just to cover the cost of the hookups and fee's.Will likely rent it out for a 4 day weekend for 100.00 plus a 500 dollar deposit additional days would be 20 dollars,keep in mind this would include unlimited minutes which I believe are 80 cents a minute. When you rent locally they charge you hook up,minutes and a flat rate mostly by the week which the company I deal with its about 200 wk plus minutes,I think that would be fair so if your interested let me know.If Im not in the mountains it will be available.
catmando!

 

[catmando]

Imdooin I never really shopped around Im just comparing with the mobility company I use in edmonton,The hookup charge and the minutes are the killers, Ten Bucks a day sounds pretty cheap but hey,let me know when you find out,if its true mayby they got a better plan available then mine

 

[imdoo'n]

it was posted on the site last year, i'll call when i get a chance and see, again what i remember seeing. may be bs

 

[ferniesnow]

it was posted on the site last year, i'll call when i get a chance and see, again what i remember seeing. may be bs

Coming from you , it could be BS!

Friggin' imdoo'n..........

 

[ferniesnow]

Friggin' imdoo'n...........

 

[ferniesnow]

that still has a ring to it!

Those were the days, eh!

Sort of like the Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm thread!

 

[imdoo'n]

hey i represent that remark!!!!!!!!! sure wish i had investigated that last year as it would be a cheap safety measure, although i'd be getting calls from vacum salesmaen. hehe

 

[ferniesnow]

hey i represent that remark!!!!!!!!! sure wish i had investigated that last year as it would be a cheap safety measure, although i'd be getting calls from vacum salesmaen. hehe

Surely you didn't need one when you got stuck on the side of that driveway????