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JFB · 04-11-2005, 6:56 PM

To get this new section off to a good start.....

The first 5 people to submit 50 cell sites each will get a marvellous WirelessAdvisor.com stainless steel insulated mug! (see picture below)

Rules for this contest:

Everyone, except admins., is eligible for this contest. Previous winners and moderators ARE ELIGIBLE.
A cell site with more than 1 co-located carrier counts as 1 cell site.
Duplicates do not count. If someone submits a cell site before you, it counts for them and not you.

Gamer03 · 04-12-2005, 7:53 PM

Wow. A new forum.

I will have to start taking some photos when I have time too (hopefully after my finals are over with).

Thanks for the new forum JFB!

It is a nice new addition to WA.

MOTOhooligan · 04-12-2005, 8:52 PM

Great... now I need to get a digital camera.

Shizam76 · 04-12-2005, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rancidhooligan

Great... now I need to get a digital camera.

Me too.....can we post with our crappy phone cameras?

JFB · 04-12-2005, 11:49 PM

Sure, cameraphone pictures are fine. Besides you can always replace the picture if you get a better one later on.

ehcruzan · 04-13-2005, 12:37 PM

Since my island has less than 20 towers can I get a waiver.

JFB · 04-13-2005, 2:58 PM

What about St. Thomas and St. John?

MOTOhooligan · 04-13-2005, 3:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shizam76

Me too.....can we post with our crappy phone cameras?

I'm not paying T-Mobile $2.00x50 for MMS just to win a mug. I mean, it's a kick

mug, to be sure, but it ain't worth no $100! I can get an inexpensive camera for less than that.

JFB · 04-13-2005, 3:32 PM

$2 per picture at T-Mobile

Who would ever take a picture with their cameraphone?
What about this pricing:
http://www.t-mobile.com/services/pic...g/overview.asp

MOTOhooligan · 04-13-2005, 4:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFB

$2 per picture at T-Mobile

Who would ever take a picture with their cameraphone?
What about this pricing:
http://www.t-mobile.com/services/pic...g/overview.asp

Oh, heh-heh, oops. I thought $1.99/MMS seemed a bit ridiculous. I browsed that info when I first signed up but have never had a cause to use the MMS. If I found all 50 towers in one month I could do it for $5... not such a ridiculous price for a cool mug. However, based on my initial searches I don't believe that there are 50 towers in my county and the three surrounding counties. I feel a tower hunting trip to Topeka/Lawrence/Kansas City coming on. Still, I'd probably borrow a digital camera for better images... and zoom. Thanks for the info on picture messaging, JFB.

The really upsetting thing is that Sprint does not have any native service in Manhattan or the surrounding counties, according to their tower locator. They must use CellularONE-WWC or Alltel's towers. So the Sprint towers I was counting on finding don't exist.

FCC tower search here I come!

Shizam76 · 04-13-2005, 5:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rancidhooligan

I'm not paying T-Mobile $2.00x50 for MMS just to win a mug. I mean, it's a kick

mug, to be sure, but it ain't worth no $100! I can get an inexpensive camera for less than that.

I have MMS (50 of 'em) included on my account

MOTOhooligan · 04-13-2005, 5:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shizam76

I have MMS (50 of 'em) included on my account

T-Mobile or Cingular?

larry · 04-13-2005, 9:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rancidhooligan

Oh, heh-heh, oops. I thought $1.99/MMS seemed a bit ridiculous. I browsed that info when I first signed up but have never had a cause to use the MMS. If I found all 50 towers in one month I could do it for $5... not such a ridiculous price for a cool mug. However, based on my initial searches I don't believe that there are 50 towers in my county and the three surrounding counties. I feel a tower hunting trip to Topeka/Lawrence/Kansas City coming on. Still, I'd probably borrow a digital camera for better images... and zoom. Thanks for the info on picture messaging, JFB.

The really upsetting thing is that Sprint does not have any native service in Manhattan or the surrounding counties, according to their tower locator. They must use CellularONE-WWC or Alltel's towers. So the Sprint towers I was counting on finding don't exist.

FCC tower search here I come!

Sprint does have coverage in Manhattan so they must have towers. Just because they're not shown on the tower locator map doesn't mean they don't have them. They could be provided by an affiliate.

Shizam76 · 04-14-2005, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rancidhooligan

T-Mobile or Cingular?

Oooo...sorry. Cingular. I have the (now) old $7.99 MEdia Basics plan.

250 text
50 MMS
1MB WIX

budney · 04-14-2005, 1:37 AM

Great test for my 5600. I will have to go to Las Vegas to get 50 towers. I just wish Greyhound would resume their normal pickup schedule for my area.

Yankees368 · 04-14-2005, 1:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by budney

Great test for my 5600. I will have to go to Las Vegas to get 50 towers. I just wish Greyhound would resume their normal pickup schedule for my area.

How is that 5600 anyways?

Blue_Tech · 04-14-2005, 5:43 AM

Any "Minimum" amount of information necessary??? I s'pose folks could just go mad snapping away at random towers... radio broadcast rigs, television microwave rigs, anything, and then just post em' up.

JFB · 04-14-2005, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue_Tech

Any "Minimum" amount of information necessary??? I s'pose folks could just go mad snapping away at random towers... radio broadcast rigs, television microwave rigs, anything, and then just post em' up.

The minimum is just the city and state -- there are fields for other optional info.
The mods will just delete any that aren't cell sites.

ehcruzan · 04-14-2005, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JFB

What about St. Thomas and St. John?

You got me!

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