On call when riding.

[paddy]

I've found that having pager and cellphone in the front breast-pocket of my jacket is perfectly audible.

The protest ride will be fairly low speed, you shouldn't have a problem.

Fingers crossed that you won't get called out, eh?

Try clipping it to the inside of the jacket neck, you can hear & feel it activate and it can't be confused with anything else. You might need to make sure it can't fall off, I've always had a lanyard on mine and that worked.

I'm on call 2 weeks in every 8 and I've been riding with cellphone in pocket. I can feel it vibrate through my jacket.

Seems to be the general consensus is that it would be audible. I'll get out and give it a try. If it's really obvious then it will be fine. I just checked what the screen does when it's paged and it goes back to a blank screen pretty quick so any visual ideas (tank bags, clear boxes etcetera are out). I might also try the neck thing - I hadn't thought of that. It does have a lanyard so that would be pretty low risk.

It's VERY unlikely that I would be called - I carry the secondary pager so it's really only if the primary is already dealing with another issue, or fails to respond for whatever reason, or the issue is a big one. The problem is, if I do get paged I can't afford to miss it. Our clients are large enterprises (Air New Zealand for example - and no the generator was nothing to do with us although it did take out the datacentre that 50% of our equipment lives in) so if it does go off I can't afford to miss the page and break an SLA.

Thanks for all of the advice guys. It's been really useful. I'll try and experiment tomorrow and report back.

[grusomhat]

Could be a problem if you are in the middle of the protest ride and surrounded by 1000's of bikes. Getting out of the herd and finding a place to stop could be tricky

[paddy]

Could be a problem if you are in the middle of the protest ride and surrounded by 1000's of bikes. Getting out of the herd and finding a place to stop could be tricky

I figure it should be possible. There's always going to be somewhere to go surely. A bit of indicating and some hand-gesturing should give me the space to get to the shoulder or to an exit or to a sideroad etcetera. It is a fair point though. Are we actually expecting 1000s? (Not that it matters, once your surrounded by five it really doesn't matter how many more you add.)

[SPP]

Give the pager to the wife and get her to call your mob if it goes off?

[Gremlin]

Depends on the situation... my mobile is on 24/7/365, but I don't need to respond in 10 minutes on weekends

I have a full comms kit on the bike, so I just flick the bluetooth on, and let it talk to the GPS, and I can see an incoming call. On the other bike, it just sits in my top box and I try to check it now and then.

[Big Dog]

Does anyone ride while they are on-call? I'm wanting to do the protest ride in the weekend but I am on call this week. I must therefore carry a pager. It's very unlikely that I would be called; however, some of our clients have very tight SLAs (as little as 10 minutes). I have remote access, so really the issue is just how to deal with the pager.

I considering how I could perhaps mount the pager in a clear waterproof box somewhere visible. I'm just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this in the past or if anyone has any good ideas.

P.

Never missed a call while on vibrate and it was in inside my chest pocket.
Not while on call anyway.
Others I know use wired handsfree with some success.

[Horse]

Not helpful for the OP with a pager, but for the benefit of others: I'm on call 1 week in 2, only need a 30min response time. I have a Blueant Interphone bluetooth unit fitted to my helmet, it works very well. Audio is clear and the mic gives better audio quality than the handsfree kit in my car. When you're not using the Blueant in intercom mode the battery lasts for days.

[Insanity_rules]

If it vibrates stick it down your daks.

This really works, no joke.

[p.dath]

Does anyone ride while they are on-call? I'm wanting to do the protest ride in the weekend but I am on call this week. I must therefore carry a pager. It's very unlikely that I would be called; however, some of our clients have very tight SLAs (as little as 10 minutes). I have remote access, so really the issue is just how to deal with the pager.

I considering how I could perhaps mount the pager in a clear waterproof box somewhere visible. I'm just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this in the past or if anyone has any good ideas.

P.

I put my phone on the inside pocket of my jacket, and can easily feel it vibrate. The vibration is very distinctive, so no mistaking it.

[firefighter]

Does anyone ride while they are on-call? I'm wanting to do the protest ride in the weekend but I am on call this week. I must therefore carry a pager. It's very unlikely that I would be called; however, some of our clients have very tight SLAs (as little as 10 minutes). I have remote access, so really the issue is just how to deal with the pager.

I considering how I could perhaps mount the pager in a clear waterproof box somewhere visible. I'm just wondering if anyone else has dealt with this in the past or if anyone has any good ideas.

P.

How big is your pager? You could as a one-off put it in your lid in front of your face if you have the space.....mine fits in both of my helmets

[sunhuntin]

I figure it should be possible. There's always going to be somewhere to go surely. A bit of indicating and some hand-gesturing should give me the space to get to the shoulder or to an exit or to a sideroad etcetera. It is a fair point though. Are we actually expecting 1000s? (Not that it matters, once your surrounded by five it really doesn't matter how many more you add.)

maybe stick to the left of the lane if you can. that way, if you have to move, its a bit easier to get off the road.

[CookMySock]

I just have the phone on auto-answer with the Bluetooth thingy in my ear.

Yeah this works well, if a little uncomfortable. They cant hear me over the wind noise at speeds over 70k, but I can hear them very well so I just pull up or slow down.

Perhaps leave your pager with someone reliable who can telephone you.

Steve

[Headbanger]

Hit the fuckin thing with a hammer.

Turn it into work on Monday and ask for a replacement.

[Squiggles]

Plastic bag + Duct Tape

[Stormer]

I`m on call every second week (24/7).
Keep the pager on continual alarm, so when you stop anywhere you should hear it.
Also I stop every so often and check for any messages/missed calls on the cell.
I`ve got a 20 min/30 min response time, so plan the checks around this.
It`s a pain, but beats sitting at home waiting for the pager or cell to go off.