Best quiet place to make a call in Gerlach?

galumphix · Post by **galumphix** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:00 pm

It figures - I just got a call for an interview for a really great job. They want to schedule it for THURSDAY, the week of the burn. I rescheduled for a phone interview, but don't know what the likelihood of making a quiet, hour-long call from a Gerlach land line would be. Anyone got ideas?

Thanks!

Whitney

phil · Post by **phil** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:08 pm

> the likelihood of making a quiet, hour-long call from a Gerlach
> land line would be

Zero. Absolutely zero. Seriously.

Post by **Eric** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:13 pm

what the likelihood of making a quiet, hour-long call from a Gerlach land line would be.

almost impossible.

There's only one pay-phone, and there would be a long line of loud and pissed people forming behind you as you hogged it. If this had come up sooner you might have been able to get a hotel room, but by now they're booked solid by the various LEO's out there (if there were any free ones to begin with- Gerlach's not exactly a big resort town.)

This may be a situation where you need to rent a satellite phone and then drive somewhere peaceful outside BRC for your call. Or plan on taking a day off and going to Reno for your call (not joking, unless of course you aren't willing to go the extra distance to get the job)

phil · Post by **phil** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 3:46 pm

This may be a situation where you need to rent a satellite phone

http://del.icio.us/philip/satphone

hsdavis · Post by **hsdavis** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:14 pm

If you have a NEXTEL phone, it will work in Gerlach. Only NEXTEL will work as there is no roaming on the system. It is 99% sure that this will not reach out to any part of the playa, but you can hang out at the water tower in Gerlach and do your interview.
Good luck, I hope you get the job.

Valkyrie · Post by **Valkyrie** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 4:24 pm

Wow, costs for satellite phones are a lot cheaper than I expected. It looks like it'd certainly be cheaper to rent for the week than to manage a ride to Reno for a phone call (assuming they call you). And more environmentally friendly too!

Dunno what sort of a job you're going for, but I think in my industry the effort and technology would certainly impress them. (Although it could make them feel that you spend frivolously, depending on your industry - then I suppose you could tell them it's borrowed.)

EB · Post by EB » Fri Aug 24, 2007 9:53 pm

Get the Sat phone.

This happened to my girlfriend two years ago and we had to leave the event and drive towards Reno until we got a signal on her phone. It was stressful, I got a speeding ticket (38 in a 35 zone) and cost us a half day on the playa.

IF POSSIBLE, stay in the event! It's a pain in the ass going back and forth between BM and the default world.

Good luck with your interview!