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- 08-16-2003, 10:17 PM #1PhillipeGuest
In article <[email protected]>,
"Chris Pisarra" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The GF and I set off for a big weekend in the big city. We touched
> down at JFK at 4:12 Thursday, not an auspicious moment.
>
> An hour later they managed to get a stairway to the plane, and we
> were off.
>
> Naturally, the place was a madhouse. We headed straight for the
> taxi line, since there was no way for them to get our bags to us.
>
> I had a limo reserved, but was completely unable to get them on the
> phone. My Sprint phone gave me constant network busy signals, as did
> the GF's ATT phone. Not that it mattered, since even the pay phone I
> found (and waited in line for) could get through. So off to the taxi
> line.
>
> Everyone in line was trying to call someone. The only people who
> could get through were the ones with T-Mobile. Whether this means
> T-Mobile has a better system, or has so few customers they didn't
> overwhelm things, remains for someone else to work out.
>
> The cell phone continued to be the main means of communication all
> through Friday. Our hotel had no phone service (or elevators, or water)
> for 24 hours. Of course, with the power out the Sprint system didn't
> work very well, and was overwhelmed by the amount of calls, so perhaps 1
> call in 5 actually made it through.
>
> By Saturday, everything is well, all systems seem to be back up.
> Just in time for me to go home in the morning.
Sounds like the outline for a new movie, starring Chevy Chase.
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- 08-16-2003, 10:26 PM #2Ed EnglehardtGuest
Re: Blackout report
Or just a B.S. plug for T-Mobile. Why couldn't you roam on T-mobiles towers?
Oh yeah, probably because they were down too!!!
"Phillipe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
In article <[email protected]>,
"Chris Pisarra" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The GF and I set off for a big weekend in the big city. We touched
> down at JFK at 4:12 Thursday, not an auspicious moment.
>
> An hour later they managed to get a stairway to the plane, and we
> were off.
>
> Naturally, the place was a madhouse. We headed straight for the
> taxi line, since there was no way for them to get our bags to us.
>
> I had a limo reserved, but was completely unable to get them on the
> phone. My Sprint phone gave me constant network busy signals, as did
> the GF's ATT phone. Not that it mattered, since even the pay phone I
> found (and waited in line for) could get through. So off to the taxi
> line.
>
> Everyone in line was trying to call someone. The only people who
> could get through were the ones with T-Mobile. Whether this means
> T-Mobile has a better system, or has so few customers they didn't
> overwhelm things, remains for someone else to work out.
>
> The cell phone continued to be the main means of communication all
> through Friday. Our hotel had no phone service (or elevators, or water)
> for 24 hours. Of course, with the power out the Sprint system didn't
> work very well, and was overwhelmed by the amount of calls, so perhaps 1
> call in 5 actually made it through.
>
> By Saturday, everything is well, all systems seem to be back up.
> Just in time for me to go home in the morning.
Sounds like the outline for a new movie, starring Chevy Chase.
- 08-16-2003, 10:30 PM #3Chris PisarraGuest
Re: Blackout report
Phillipe burbled to the world:
> Sounds like the outline for a new movie, starring Chevy Chase.
Too late. Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis made "The Out of
Towners" 20 or so years ago. I just lived it this week.
Chris
- 08-16-2003, 10:43 PM #4tmcGuest
Re: Blackout report
> Or just a B.S. plug for T-Mobile. Why couldn't you roam on T-mobiles
towers?
> Oh yeah, probably because they were down too!!!
the fact that t-mobile is gsm and sprint phones are 1900mhz pcs/800mhz cdma
and analog might have something to do with it...maybe it's just me but i
didnt think gsm and cdma played nice together...well sprint phones anyways.
....btw damn i hate using outlook express as my news reader...i always hit
reply instead of group reply and send an email to the poster instead of
posting my stupidity here ugh !!!
- 08-16-2003, 11:34 PM #5ah sechs hundertGuest
Re: Blackout report
Ed Englehardt wrote:
> *Or just a B.S. plug for T-Mobile. Why couldn't you roam on T-mobiles
> towers?
> Oh yeah, probably because they were down too!!!
> *
Well Ed, I don't think Chris is out to convert us all to T-Mobile.
And, unless you're talking about analog, tmc is right. As I'm sure
you're aware, Sprint CDMA can't roam on T-Mobile GSM.
Loved the story, Chris. Sorry about your bad luck -- as David Ives
would point out, it's "all in the timing."
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- 08-17-2003, 05:17 AM #6PhillipeGuest
Re: Blackout report
In article <[email protected]>,
"Chris Pisarra" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Phillipe burbled to the world:
>
>
> > Sounds like the outline for a new movie, starring Chevy Chase.
>
>
> Too late. Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis made "The Out of
> Towners" 20 or so years ago. I just lived it this week.
Not uncommon for Hollywood to "remake" 20 year old movies.
- 08-17-2003, 08:09 AM #7SprintPCS TechGuest
Re: Blackout report
Phillipe <[email protected]> wrote in article
<[email protected]>:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Chris Pisarra" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Phillipe burbled to the world:
> >
> >
> > > Sounds like the outline for a new movie, starring Chevy Chase.
> >
> >
> > Too late. Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis made "The Out of
> > Towners" 20 or so years ago. I just lived it this week.
>
>
> Not uncommon for Hollywood to "remake" 20 year old movies.
I think tt was re-done, Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn, or at least it had
the same title.
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- 08-17-2003, 08:29 AM #8PhillipeGuest
Re: Blackout report
In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (SprintPCS Tech) wrote:
>
>
> Phillipe <[email protected]> wrote in article
> <[email protected]>:
> > In article <[email protected]>,
> > "Chris Pisarra" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Phillipe burbled to the world:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Sounds like the outline for a new movie, starring Chevy Chase.
> > >
> > >
> > > Too late. Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis made "The Out of
> > > Towners" 20 or so years ago. I just lived it this week.
> >
> >
> > Not uncommon for Hollywood to "remake" 20 year old movies.
>
> I think tt was re-done, Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn, or at least it had
> the same title.
But it was based upn a Garbage collectors strike, not a Power outage,
if I recall. Then they could also stick in getting stuck at an airport
because of "Bush-lock" when Secret Service won't let anyone in or out
when the President is arriving or departing.
- 08-17-2003, 08:31 AM #9Jeff WilhelmGuest
Re: Blackout report
You know you don't have to be so quick to assume that anyone who says a bad
word about SprintPCS is lying. I had the same experience. With Verizon
worked relatively well for me, T-Mobile a little less well. Sprint barely
worked at all (unless roaming off network). I have friends in New York who
had similar statement about their service, but the general consensus was
that with T-Mobile about 3 out of 5 calls worked. With Sprint it was about 1
in 20. But that indicates that the network (or certain towers at least) was
functioning, although probably overloaded.
Jeff
"Ed Englehardt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ztD%[email protected]...
> Or just a B.S. plug for T-Mobile. Why couldn't you roam on T-mobiles
towers?
> Oh yeah, probably because they were down too!!!
>
> "Phillipe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Chris Pisarra" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> > The GF and I set off for a big weekend in the big city. We touched
> > down at JFK at 4:12 Thursday, not an auspicious moment.
> >
> > An hour later they managed to get a stairway to the plane, and we
> > were off.
> >
> > Naturally, the place was a madhouse. We headed straight for the
> > taxi line, since there was no way for them to get our bags to us.
> >
> > I had a limo reserved, but was completely unable to get them on the
> > phone. My Sprint phone gave me constant network busy signals, as did
> > the GF's ATT phone. Not that it mattered, since even the pay phone I
> > found (and waited in line for) could get through. So off to the taxi
> > line.
> >
> > Everyone in line was trying to call someone. The only people who
> > could get through were the ones with T-Mobile. Whether this means
> > T-Mobile has a better system, or has so few customers they didn't
> > overwhelm things, remains for someone else to work out.
> >
> > The cell phone continued to be the main means of communication all
> > through Friday. Our hotel had no phone service (or elevators, or water)
> > for 24 hours. Of course, with the power out the Sprint system didn't
> > work very well, and was overwhelmed by the amount of calls, so perhaps 1
> > call in 5 actually made it through.
> >
> > By Saturday, everything is well, all systems seem to be back up.
> > Just in time for me to go home in the morning.
>
>
> Sounds like the outline for a new movie, starring Chevy Chase.
>
>
- 08-17-2003, 08:43 AM #10eppitekGuest
Re: Blackout report
my sprint phone was excellent and got through the majority of the time..
im on a sanyo 5300
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- 08-17-2003, 09:41 PM #11Chris PisarraGuest
Re: Blackout report
"Ed Englehardt" embarrassed himself by writing:
> Or just a B.S. plug for T-Mobile. Why couldn't you roam on T-mobiles
towers?
> Oh yeah, probably because they were down too!!!
And just how would you recommend I roam on T-Mobile? Not
only are they a totally different technology, but all roaming is
controlled by the PRL which Sprint installs--and they don't seem to have
any roaming agreements with companies they are electronically
incompatible with, for some silly reason.
Jerk.
Chris
- 08-18-2003, 02:23 AM #12O/SirisGuest
Re: Blackout report
Phillipe wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Chris Pisarra" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Phillipe burbled to the world:
>>
>>
>>> Sounds like the outline for a new movie, starring Chevy Chase.
>>
>>
>> Too late. Jack Lemmon and Sandy Dennis made "The Out of
>> Towners" 20 or so years ago. I just lived it this week.
>
>
> Not uncommon for Hollywood to "remake" 20 year old movies.
Already done. Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. Just last year, I believe.
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