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ndtoddman · 12-21-2007, 2:37 PM

For those that have had the recent miss fortune of having to deal with the ice storm in the central US, I am wondering how you found the networks to perform? Extended wide area power outages and ice on antennas generally seam to wreak havoc with the wireless network.

walkguru · 12-21-2007, 4:08 PM

Wirelessly posted (Walkguru's: Opera/9.50 (J2ME/MIDP; Opera Mini/4.0.9800/209; U; en))

i lost power for 5 days but cell phone was fine.

MOTOhooligan · 12-22-2007, 6:29 PM

Lost power for 6 hours, my parents, in-laws and brother were all out for 4+ days but none of us had issues with our phones T-Mobile, Sprint, Alltel or AT&T.

I heard they had to bring COWs in to OK but I didn't hear about that anywhere else.

Cailiff04 · 12-25-2007, 2:14 PM

most of the carriers use generators to keep their power on!!

12-21-2007, 2:37 PM	#1
ndtoddman Fresh Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Dakota Posts: 40 Phone(s): Many Provider(s): Alltel Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 2	Ice Storm For those that have had the recent miss fortune of having to deal with the ice storm in the central US, I am wondering how you found the networks to perform? Extended wide area power outages and ice on antennas generally seam to wreak havoc with the wireless network.

12-21-2007, 4:08 PM	#2
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12-22-2007, 6:29 PM	#3
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12-25-2007, 2:14 PM	#4
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