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Real Estate Agent wrote:
> "Jacob Suter" >
>
>>If you went analog in Houston you were either exposed to a hell of a lot
>>of industrial interference, or you *NEED* a new phone...
>
>
> Q-860 in 2000. K-6035 in 2002 and 2004.
Hmm, weird. My digital experience here started with a 5185i, then
audiovox 9155gpx and now a v120e. I've maintained a single EN call from
essentially 59S @ BW8 (far southwest houston) to Grapeland, TX (about
140 driving miles). I've also done a single EN call from Grapeland, TX
to downtown Austin, crossing SIDs, and never dropped. running ping.exe
the whole time I showed I lost ~25 packets out of that 210 mile drive,
and the average turn-around was 280ms or so.
> I confess that I used the Motorola Brick several times and got through right
> away. Perhaps everyone finally went digital, leaving analog circuits idle.
>
Maybe. I might have dropped my Startac 3000 a time or two too many,
also
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> It appears that Verizon is not on the same channels in Houston as in North
> Carolina. (A and B side reversal, perhaps?) On a trip in 2003, I used a
> tri-mode Alltel phone and it was in digital mode all the time.
Yeah, VZW is 800/B in Houston, SID 12. I hear they're starting a 1.9ghz
overlay on congested towers.
> Most of my travel was between I-10 @ Federal Road and Humble, with one
> excursion to Missouri City to visit a ham operator.
Hmm Federal Rd... isn't that out near Katy? Traffic on I10 is usually
awful so I avoid it like the plague. Plus the lanes are >narrow< and my
Dodge halfton is _WIDE_...
Now, I will admit my Houston coverage experience is kinda odd - I try to
avoid being down there during high traffic (as in road traffic) times,
so maybe there is a peak time interference/congestion issue I'm missing
- the 1.9 overlay should fix any of that though.
JS