[thelist] Chicken cam, UK

[Pete Prodoehl]

William Anderson wrote:
> Kasimir K wrote:
>>john at johnallsopp.co.uk scribeva in 2005-05-20 09:58:
>>But then on a second thought, there probably exists mobile phones with
>>a) video calls, and b) automatic answering. You just stick one of such
>>phones in the allotment, and when you make a call to it, it answeres and
>>starts video call automatically. Once you are assured that the chickens
>>are doing fine, just hang up.
> 
> 
> Most 3G phones have the standby battery life of a wet cabbage, so that's
> probably not gonna work for a week. 

Take the biggest UPS you have, charge it up, unplug it from wall, place 
in remote location, and then plug the phone's power adapter into it... 
Or get an auto adapter, a car battery, and wire it up so it can 'trickle 
charge' the phone...

Pete