[ale] good cell phone/mobile internet providers for downtown ATL?

Jim Philips briarpatch.jim at gmail.com
Thu Jun 21 08:37:03 EDT 2007


MARTA is hyping a plan to provide cellular signal and wi-fi on all the train
lines. I don't know how soon it will happen, but it is in the works.

On 6/21/07, Michael Smith <msmith at mikeandmel.com> wrote:
>
> I give up using my phone on Marta all together(AT&T).  I only try to make
> a call once I leave the buckhead station(North Springs line)
>
> On 6/21/07, Patrick Bartkus <patrckb at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I used to work on Courtland St. behind Peachtree Center.
> >
> > I can't speak to data quality but if you're wanting to keep a
> > conversation through the MARTA train tunnels, T-Mobile has the North line
> > tunnels lit all the way from Five Points Station to where you come out into
> > the sunshine around Brookwood. Most all the other carriers drop calls just
> > past each underground station. Of course, T-Mobile has a dead spot right
> > north of the Lindbergh station and I would always drop calls there. Also,
> > the T-Mobile signal doesn't penetrate into the Peachtree Center Mall area
> > very well.
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> > On 6/19/07, Daniel Kahn Gillmor < dkg at fifthhorseman.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Folks--
> > >
> > > Can anyone recommend a mobile telephony/data carrier with good
> > > coverage of downtown Atlanta and/or the Little 5 Points or Poncey
> > > Highlands areas?
> > >
> > > For mobile data in particular, i'd be hoping for good quality,
> > > high-bandwidth linux-supported devices with either USB,
> > > IEEE1394/firewire, Compact Flash, or PCMCIA/CardBus interfaces.  I can
> > > run a modern kernel (either 2.6.18 or 2.6.21), and don't mind building
> > > external modules if they're needed for the connectivity.
> > >
> > > Does anyone have personal experience with providers in the area or
> > > equipment like this?  Are there carriers or devices i should
> > > definitely avoid?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > >         --dkg
> > >
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