[4eyes] Lab phones

[John O'Donovan]

Hi Matthew,
I agree with Ismo.  The foglab phone is important- my cellphone doesn't work
there either (AT&T).  Skype is great for outgoing calls, but its good to
have a regular number that we can be contacted on.
Furthermore, there are server machines in the foglab that sometimes need
manual rebooting.  A quick call to the lab has saved me walking over there
on many occasions.
I have also used the trailer phone frequently, but if one must go, I feel
the foglab phone is more essential.

thanks
-John


2009/10/25 Ismo Rakkolainen <ismo.rakkolainen at tut.fi>

>  Matthew Turk kirjoitti:
>
> The CS department is undergoing significant budget cuts (as is all of
> UCSB), and there are plans to discontinue most telephone service, including
> labs, very soon. I have some questions for you as we prepare for this:
>
>
>
> -       Is there a phone (land line) in the FogLab? If so, what is the
> number? And how much is it used?
>
> -       How much is the trailer phone used?
>
>
>
> Basically, if anyone thinks that the land lines are really necessary
> (providing something important that cell phones and Skype don’t), please let
> me know ASAP (in the next day or two).
>
> Hi Matthew
>
> I will be out of here in January, but here's my observations.
> - My cell phone (T-mobile) does not work in the FogLab, so a land line
> helps. I don't know how others' cell phones work there. Skype works, while
> on computer.
> - As far as I know, phone calls to trailer phone are rare, but they happen
> sometimes. I guess most of them could be replaced with cell phone calls or
> emails.
>
> IsmoR
>
>
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John O'Donovan
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University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5110

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