Is your local Analog cellular network turned off yet?

Well still on here I cant wait to test it out lo.

 

The Alltel analog is still on and working.... anther month to go till its analog is shut off. The AT&T analog is also on as well...8 more days for it.

 

The tower work will depend on what they plan on implementing on the vacated spectrum. For the most part, to simply deploy CDMA2000 or EVDO the work will be done from the ground, inside the shelter. They may choose to upgrade the antennas immediately or simply do the required changes in the software and ground equipment to take advantage of the previously analog spectrum.

 

When you look at someone like att who is running 1 voice channel and 1 control channel there wont be enough spectrum freeded up for anything.
The only thing it will do is save on their electric bill.

Verizon is running 3 voice and 1 control, I don't even think 4 analog channels equal anything.

 

For EVDO they have to run all new cable correct?

 

If the antennas on the tower meet their gain requirements then all they have to do is install the equipment on the bottom. It all depends on their plans. They may choose to swap everything out or leave it all in place and simply do BTS replacement.

 

im gona start covering cell towers with vasoline! :devil: wonder if they'll acution of some of the old equipment? there is a big willow tree in my yard! I know i sound crazy and :loony:
cheers :cheers2:

 

Auction? Sometimes. With licensing needs some equipment will be returned for credit and the rest will probably be sold for scrap.

 

im sure some 3rd world country like parts of africa got their eye on this. No reason for it to waste.....

 

Most other countries are at the same level of wireless technology or higher. The carriers have long since depreciated the equipment accounting wise and the simplest solution for them is to sell it for scrap.

 

Many countries have very different frequency standards. Newer equipment can be cheaper to maintain and operate. and in some cases to buy.

 

Mexico still use amps, most of South america is TDMA and russia has amps, japan, india, middle east and china. there are lots more countries. any one feel like sticking up pictures of parts that are gona get replaced? im gona start taking more frequent trips to the scrap yards now.

 

analog still here!, just keeping yal updated. :browani:

 

good to see, im gona grab my camera

 

Well, if i was standing the phone up, id get better reception with analog, and still no cdma.

 

OMG, that CDMA phone has the worst reception of any phone I have ever seen!!! I have one of those, and in rural areas it will say no service where my Motorola cdma phone have 2-3 bars. The motorola phone have better sensitivity, its most likely the antenna but there is no doubt they are better.

I have a few of those old startacs, those are really cool phones.

 

got an lg vx-6100 its a cdma phone , but will goto analog when i turn it on. every cdma phone i tried (11) wont get sevice

 

feb 17, 2008
rodeo CA
verizon analog still here

 

TIC, Tic, tic, 2/18/08 11:59 PM analog silence begins

 

mabey, who knows

 

That is what the TV stations in Philadelphia have been saying recently.

 

i have an old verizon analog phone that used to get full service at my house. i will turn it on and see what the outcome is.

 

It should still be on tonight.

 

Brick at its final meal

 

LOL........

 

I almost forgot that cell phones used to be THAT huge... and to think there were some bigger than that

 

So who paid for the date?

 

:lol:

hey shango, what network are ya roaming on?

my microtacs are still working
man im gona be pissed when analog is gone and im left in the dark

 

Its free roam on verizon. Im on scan AB. A being att and B verizon. It was a flashing roam. I put the ringer on max and had my friend call. It was so fun