convention comms

[RICHARD BARTH]

For something as big as a convention, it wouldn't surprise me to find that the cell

companies haad used a "COW", a Cell On Wheels. This is a mobile cell "tower"

that actually sits on the ground, in or outside the facility, to provide additional

capacity. It might be needed with thousands of people yammering and texting

at the same time, let alone playing Pokeman go.

> On August 1, 2016 at 12:59 PM Alex Fraser <beatnic at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>     I found some details  http://www.phillymag.com/business/2016/06/28/will-i-have-cell-service-reception-during-the-dnc/
>     Apparently each carrier went its own way.
> 
>     Alex Fraser wrote on 8/1/2016 12:49 PM:
> 
>         > > Without getting into politics!
> > 
> >         I know some folks who were in the Virginia delegation to the Democratic convention in Philly.  I asked as to what communications techniques where used on the floor.  I was surprised to hear that it was done almost exclusively with texting.  The DNC whips who handed out signs used text.  The people I know who are Sanders delegates used text to coordinate within the Virginia delegation as well as receive texts from the Sanders campaign.   There was little lag time in the messages.
> > 
> >         People were using their own phones, so you can assume they used different carriers.  Obviously there was a cell access point at the hall, probably a couple.  I wonder if the different carriers formed a pool or did each have a separate tower?  I'd like to get some stats on how many texts were passed at the event, but have no idea were to look. 
> > 
> >         I have heard no reports of Pokemon on the floor of the convention....
> > 
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