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What we do know is that even if they got the greenlight from SyFy, they would then need to get the funding in order, then find a place to film as they no longer have the Norco studio, and then get the gang back together - there may not be any new Sanctuary eps this fall but who knows what will happen for next year - that's what they're hoping for now."Live Peace - Speak Kindness - Dwell in Possibility"
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Originally posted by Skydiver View PostOne advantage of a landline.....it works even if the power is out. Lose the power to the cell towers and your cell phone is a paperweight. In the land of natural disasters, wind storms and tornadoes, landlines come in handy.
It's jsut like all these folks that live on their debit card and never have cash.....well a substantial power outage and the ATM's and credit machines don't work. Your card is worthless.
It's cool that people depend on the modern conveniences, but I think they're also taken for granted.
As for the eftpos card, yup. That would be a problem for me.
In other news, my hoodie arrived! Thanks guys! So glad I got the small... Antoa, it is more fitted than the GABIT hoodies if that helps. It still has enough room for another thin warm layer under if needed. I love it. My mum loves her t-shirt, but is eyeing up my hoodie.Neep, NZBG, Eileen!
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Originally posted by NZNeep View PostThe opposite was actually true after the Chch earthquake. Emergency services were asking people to use text messages where ever possible so the networks wouldn't be overloaded. Cell phone networks were still working where phone lines had been downed or severed.
Keely, the GPS on your cell phone will get them within about 300 yards (275 meters) of your location here, don't really know about over there if they've fine-tuned it more than that. Really, really useful if you're outdoors or on stretches of highway between towns. Less useful if that 300 yards happens to include 4 tall office blocks. It doesn't have any sort of vertical indicator, so there's no way to know what floor a person is on or where in the building they are.
As for 112 working for all GSM phones everywhere worldwide, I'd be very skeptical of this. Half of the networks here are CDMA and most people have no idea what kind of network their phone carrier uses. Plus, it's a lot of faith to place in an individual phone company having programmed all of their computers correctly. Better to know the emergency number for anyplace you're traveling through. [/soapbox]
Back on topic, have we heard rumblings yet about when season 4 will be out on DVD?
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Originally posted by Chelle DB View PostWhat we do know is that even if they got the greenlight from SyFy, they would then need to get the funding in order, then find a place to film as they no longer have the Norco studio, and then get the gang back together - there may not be any new Sanctuary eps this fall but who knows what will happen for next year - that's what they're hoping for now.
Thanks, booking my flight this morning (YUS!) and wouldn't want to go back to London unless I had a very good reason too. The vacation would still happen but there are plenty of other places in the world yet to see.
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Originally posted by Skydiver View PostOne advantage of a landline.....it works even if the power is out. Lose the power to the cell towers and your cell phone is a paperweight. In the land of natural disasters, wind storms and tornadoes, landlines come in handy.
It's jsut like all these folks that live on their debit card and never have cash.....well a substantial power outage and the ATM's and credit machines don't work. Your card is worthless.
It's cool that people depend on the modern conveniences, but I think they're also taken for granted.sigpic
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Originally posted by Celandine View PostCurious question, but by some miracle we hear from Syfy that they've renewed Sanctuary for a 5th season and filming must begin right away.
Would this put AT6 in jeopardy with AT too busy to spare a weekend away?
Just wondering.
They wouldn't film on the weekend and could always schedule scenes with others for the day(s) immediately prior to and after the weekend so I think it very unlikely she would have to reschedule the event. I think she has a bit of pull with the production and could pull it off.
Originally posted by NZNeep View PostThe opposite was actually true after the Chch earthquake. Emergency services were asking people to use text messages where ever possible so the networks wouldn't be overloaded. Cell phone networks were still working where phone lines had been downed or severed.
As for the eftpos card, yup. That would be a problem for me.
In other news, my hoodie arrived! Thanks guys! So glad I got the small... Antoa, it is more fitted than the GABIT hoodies if that helps. It still has enough room for another thin warm layer under if needed. I love it. My mum loves her t-shirt, but is eyeing up my hoodie.
Originally posted by Trindajae View PostYup. Depends on kind of crisis and the technology involved. Redundancy, redundancy, redundancy.
Keely, the GPS on your cell phone will get them within about 300 yards (275 meters) of your location here, don't really know about over there if they've fine-tuned it more than that. Really, really useful if you're outdoors or on stretches of highway between towns. Less useful if that 300 yards happens to include 4 tall office blocks. It doesn't have any sort of vertical indicator, so there's no way to know what floor a person is on or where in the building they are.
As for 112 working for all GSM phones everywhere worldwide, I'd be very skeptical of this. Half of the networks here are CDMA and most people have no idea what kind of network their phone carrier uses. Plus, it's a lot of faith to place in an individual phone company having programmed all of their computers correctly. Better to know the emergency number for anyplace you're traveling through. [/soapbox]
Back on topic, have we heard rumblings yet about when season 4 will be out on DVD?Originally posted by Chelle DB View PostApparently the dvd's will be released in July.
Thanks to Pengyn, SamJackShipLover and Mala for the sig.
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Still trying to figure out my mobile phone...my brother's old work one, it suppose to have internet on it.., thank god for my Ipod..free wifi at McDonalds yeah!!
Have normal line at home...only just got rid off old fashioned dial-up-network, have had broadband for past few months now..man where was I, still in the caves.sigpic Martin Rocks!!
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Originally posted by clairec007 View PostStill trying to figure out my mobile phone...my brother's old work one, it suppose to have internet on it.., thank god for my Ipod..free wifi at McDonalds yeah!!
Have normal line at home...only just got rid off old fashioned dial-up-network, have had broadband for past few months now..man where was I, still in the caves.sigpic
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Originally posted by EH-T View PostJuly 17 is the NA release date. Day after my birthday so I know what I'm doing with my birthday money."Live Peace - Speak Kindness - Dwell in Possibility"
Hug Your Loved Ones!!
~Amanda Tapping
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Originally posted by clairec007 View PostStill trying to figure out my mobile phone...my brother's old work one, it suppose to have internet on it.., thank god for my Ipod..free wifi at McDonalds yeah!!
Have normal line at home...only just got rid off old fashioned dial-up-network, have had broadband for past few months now..man where was I, still in the caves.
And free Wifi rocks. I have an unlimited data plan with my carrier but sometimes I'll use the Wifi at home and away more than the 4g because it's always available wherever I go, and usually a quicker connection.
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