[ale] good cell phone/mobile internet providers for downtownATL?

[Jeff Lightner]

If it happens at the speed of blight as most government projects do it
should be ready right about the time we give up radio waves for paired
quark resonance.  And of course it will have run into cost overruns that
quintupled the original bid price and have more dead spots than the
current setup.   :-)

 

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From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Jim
To: ale at ale.org
Philips
Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 8:37 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
Subject: Re: [ale] good cell phone/mobile internet providers for
downtownATL?

 

MARTA is hyping a plan to provide cellular signal and wi-fi on all the
train lines. I don't know how soon it will happen, but it is in the
works.

On 6/21/07, Michael Smith <msmith at mikeandmel.com> wrote:

I give up using my phone on Marta all together(AT&T).  I only try to
make a call once I leave the buckhead station(North Springs line) 

On 6/21/07, Patrick Bartkus <
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%2FODjaWlrpgYHyO> patrckb at gmail.com> wrote:

I used to work on Courtland St. behind Peachtree Center. 

I can't speak to data quality but if you're wanting to keep a
conversation through the MARTA train tunnels, T-Mobile has the North
line tunnels lit all the way from Five Points Station to where you come
out into the sunshine around Brookwood. Most all the other carriers drop
calls just past each underground station. Of course, T-Mobile has a dead
spot right north of the Lindbergh station and I would always drop calls
there. Also, the T-Mobile signal doesn't penetrate into the Peachtree
Center Mall area very well. 

Patrick

On 6/19/07, Daniel Kahn Gillmor <
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%2FODjaWlrpgYHyO> dkg at fifthhorseman.net> wrote:

Hi Folks--

Can anyone recommend a mobile telephony/data carrier with good
coverage of downtown Atlanta and/or the Little 5 Points or Poncey
Highlands areas?

For mobile data in particular, i'd be hoping for good quality, 
high-bandwidth linux-supported devices with either USB,
IEEE1394/firewire, Compact Flash, or PCMCIA/CardBus interfaces.  I can
run a modern kernel (either 2.6.18 or 2.6.21), and don't mind building
external modules if they're needed for the connectivity. 

Does anyone have personal experience with providers in the area or
equipment like this?  Are there carriers or devices i should
definitely avoid?

Regards,

        --dkg

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