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

[Jim Philips]

I was discussing the plan with one of my co-workers. His response was:
"Laptop thieves are gonna love that!"

On 6/21/07, Jeff Lightner <jlightner at water.com> wrote:
>
>  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.   J
>
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> *From:* ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] *On Behalf Of *Jim
> 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 *< 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* < 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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