There is a very interesting initiative by Vodafone New Zealand. The press release says: "Vodafone and Police Search and Rescue (SAR) have successfully tested a helicopter based technology prototype that has the potential to save lives during search and rescue operations. The idea was inspired by the America mother and daughter (Rachel and Carolyn Lloyd) who went missing in the Tararua Ranges around this time last year. They couldn’t call for help but luckily a helicopter spotted them in time." ... just imagine if they had taken an A*LIVE with them. They could have been able to call for help as soon as they got in trouble. "Auckland SAR coordinator for Police, Sargent Dene Duthie said, “It is
Well experienced German paragliding pilot Uli Strasser speaks about his severe accident and how urgently he would have needed a two way comm
There are many questions about the costs of the dataplans, the flexibility options and fixed costs coming along with using the A*LIVE. Here are some answers and examples: Skip between dataplans anytime: We provide four dataplans which you can change within 7 days. Example: In general you use the pay-per-day option for 3 Euro in the ‘A*LIVE Safety & Messaging Global’ dataplan, because you only take the A*LIVE on weekend trips. But when you go to holidays for more than a week and you plan to use the A*LIVE more or less daily always starting in cell phone areas (for example a hotel), it’s cheaper to skip to the ‘A*LIVE Safety & Tracking Global’ and pay only 19 Euro/month. Just tell us at least
Justin Hession finds that A*LIVE offers great functionality. Find answers to his questions in the article.
PlanetVisible is a team of very passionate and great photographers. Jean-Luc Grossmann, Justin Hession and Pascal Richard explore, document and share stories from around the world, with the world. They enjoy the creative challenge of getting the right image. It's their passion to combine photography and storytelling. For this they travel the world to find very special people and places. Potegear now supports the team by giving them the security devices they need to feel and be safe. Find out more at http://planetvisible.com/
Christoph sent us some greetings from Mt Kazbek recently. He relies on Protegear safety systems since years. He now supports the development of the A*LIVE by giving us his valuable feedback. Christoph finds that it is great to provide professional safety standards we know from expeditions to all outdoor enthusiats in an easy manageable way. Thanks Christoph!
