tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789017239427251571.post6521688545065211987..comments2024-03-12T00:16:08.021-06:00Comments on Wireless Noise: News, Rumors and Arguments: Will Your Phone Die Next Week?Oz Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298717393298238178noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789017239427251571.post-69640560412700461982008-03-30T16:26:00.000-06:002008-03-30T16:26:00.000-06:00Benjamin, 911 service is still required. Analog ca...Benjamin, <BR/><BR/>911 service is still required. Analog can not be shutoff totally. FCC rules require this. Same applies to TDMA or any other wireless serive that can dial-out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789017239427251571.post-25068116664025247902008-02-17T10:39:00.000-07:002008-02-17T10:39:00.000-07:00Absolutely! Analog was the common "default" in ou...Absolutely! Analog was the common "default" in our cellular infrastructure that gave it nearly univeral availability. Services like TracFone and OnStar took advantage of this and served us well. Let's hope there won't be a situation like yours to demonstate the loss we've suffered.Oz Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298717393298238178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2789017239427251571.post-76109107680005177592008-02-16T02:16:00.000-07:002008-02-16T02:16:00.000-07:00My experience today is a good example of why analo...My experience today is a good example of why analog will be missed. While traveling on Amtrak between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo CA there are quite a few areas especially around Vandenberg AFB where the only signal that makes it to the train is an analog signal provided by Verizon. Tonight that signal ended up saving a life as it provided a way of communication in an area where even the Conductors Union Pacific radio did not work. A passenger began having a heart attack and it was that signal that started medical service on their way to intersect with the train. The analog gave EMS enough time to dispatch an ambulance and meet us at the next open road. Without analog the time would have been delayed by at least 5 minutes which in an emergency situation such as this one can be life or death. All I can say is that it's a good thing he had his heart attack this Friday ant not the next.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com