But they don't allow smaller than block group. So if you can service half a block group easily, but not the other, do you report or don't? What id you have 3 customers in a block group which contains 50 people, but you can't hit the other 47? Does 1 customer count? Who is to say what is really serviceable? "Coverage" plots from any RF tool are for a specific RX elevation. My guess is most people do them at about 20-25 feet as that is about as high as most roofs go, but what if you only need 30ft to cover most of the block group. That is easily accomplished in 7-10 days. 40 ft might be too? It would be fine to be conservative, but within reason. There is no little way to account for every address.
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 9:56 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > If you claim 100% coverage of a census block or tract and that prevents a > telco from getting its welfare check, they will do drive testing of the > whole thing. It has already happened and will happen much more in the > future as the FCC reduces the unsubsidized competitor coverage percentage > that takes away their support. Just sayin, claiming more turf than you > truly serve or can serve in 7-10 days with 10 down and 1 up (soon to change > to 25 down) can bring grief. There is no upside to claiming more than you > can do on a 477 turf wise or speed wise but there is a big downside. > > *From:* Cameron Crum <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, February 04, 2016 8:10 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Who is using towercoverage.com? > > I'm not sure even areas as small as census blocks groups allow you to be > surgically accurate. > > On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 8:28 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I would say that y’all better be getting surgically accurate on your 477 >> filings. You do sign them under penalty of perjury and there will be >> telcos challenging your coverage data. >> >> *From:* Dennis Burgess <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 04, 2016 7:07 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Who is using towercoverage.com? >> >> >> We also do the Form 477, i.e. broadband deployment data as well as the >> broadband sub data if your billing system don’t do that anyways. >> >> >> >> The new APIs allow almost limitless integration with other applications. >> I.e. you can do a path profile using our data in about 200ms though the >> API. Just a matter of the billing/powercode/visp/whatever programming it >> up .. >> >> >> >> Dennis Burgess, CTO, Link Technologies, Inc. >> >> [email protected] – 314-735-0270 x103 <314-735-0270%20x103> – >> www.linktechs.net >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *David >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 4, 2016 8:03 AM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Who is using towercoverage.com? >> >> >> >> +1000 >> for this solution.. Unless you invest the time and effort to build a >> custom solution like towercoverage I dont complain about the number of >> customers it has brought to us and >> the countless times it has saved us on truck rolls for invalid service. >> Also, the EUS data alone is very helpful when determining new site >> locations. >> We have 4 new sites going up this year because of that data. >> U-Verse is our only real competitor in a couple of these areas. If I >> could only sell TV i would have it in the bag :) >> >> >> >> >> On 02/03/2016 11:26 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >> It says it when you log in to towercoverage.com >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Feb 4, 2016 12:19 AM, "CBB - Jay Fuller" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hmmm.....news to me >> >> >> >> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone >> >> >> >> ----- Reply message ----- >> From: "Josh Luthman" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: [AFMUG] who is using towercoverage.com? >> Date: Wed, Feb 3, 2016 10:22 PM >> >> >> >> Uh you can dude. Been a while since they enabled that. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> On Feb 3, 2016 11:07 PM, "Jeremy" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This. So much this. Powercode already has the azimuths, downtilt, gps >> coordinates, and everything. That should really be the next step is >> pulling this info for integration. I have had an active account for like a >> year and have never used it. I just don't have the time to add it all. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 8:29 PM, CBB - Jay Fuller < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> suggestion - take our antenna plots directly from pokeycode, i mean >> powercode, and automatically populate all our towers in towercoverage... :) >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* Dennis Burgess <[email protected]> >> >> *To:* [email protected] >> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 03, 2016 8:51 PM >> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] who is using towercoverage.com? >> >> >> >> Thanks for all of the kind comments and suggestions. The pricing is the >> same as since its inception, we have a dedicated staff to answer questions >> as well as take phone calls if you need assistance. Feel free to call or >> e-mail. >> >> >> >> >> >> Dennis Burgess, CTO, Link Technologies, Inc. >> >> [email protected] – 314-735-0270 x103 <314-735-0270%20x103> – >> www.linktechs.net <http://www..linktechs.net/> >> >> >> >> *From:* Af [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *That One Guy >> /sarcasm >> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 3, 2016 5:31 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] who is using towercoverage.com? >> >> >> >> wow, the pricing is a whole lot more realistic than it used to be, still >> expensive if you wanted to plot every antenna, but omni will get you the >> gist of it. hopefully their support is better than a repetitive canned >> response now >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 5:27 PM, Josh Luthman <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> $25/mo is not much. I strongly recommend signing up for it simply for >> the EUS form. If you get ONE customer out of the purchase, you made >> money. Any more than that is gravy. >> >> >> >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 6:23 PM, Tim Reichhart < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> Who on this list is using towercoverage.com? I want to know how accurate >> it is because I have an account now with them and I am doubt its very >> accurate to give out an good signal from my tower. Because I really hate >> spending 25 dollars per month and its not going to be accurate. >> >> Tim >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >> >> >> >> >> > >
