I just saw the announcement baicells is replacing all gear for free in affected areas. I know at the end of the day its marketing, but its still pretty solid thing to do.
On Aug 28, 2017 7:59 PM, "Kurt Fankhauser" <[email protected]> wrote: > Harvey DIRS FCC report 8/28/17: > -There are 4.7% of the cell sites down in the affected area, up from 4.1% > yesterday. > -There are at least 189,487 subscribers (up from at least 148,565 > yesterday) out of service in the affected area. This includes users who get > service from cable system or wireline providers. > -There are 19 (up from 11 yesterday) non-mobile switching centers out of > service and 22 (up from 21 yesterday) switching centers on back-up power. > > On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 8:34 PM, Steve Jones <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Kind of hard to move a city with 6.2 million people. But i say the same >> thing about new orleans, anybody who didnt bring in fill to get above the >> water should never get a dime >> >> On Aug 28, 2017 7:04 PM, "Sean Heskett" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> just playing devil's advocate but...if i lived in the path of an >>> avalanche up here in the mountains and my house/neighborhood/city kept >>> getting hit every [N] winter(s) with an avalanche that crushed everything >>> in it's path and the rest of the country kept sending money for me/us to >>> rebuild in the same place...wouldn't y'all eventually say "hey stop >>> building in the path of the avalanche!?!?" >>> >>> just wondering ;-) >>> >>> -sean >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 1:43 PM, Jaime Solorza < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Tough call any way you cut it...our city has sent nurses and emt help >>>> to Houston, utility trucks en route to San Antonio to stage for action, our >>>> emergency response center is ready for 1500 evacuees and more if >>>> necessary. We did same for Katrina evacuees...many actually stayed... >>>> hospitality, great food and affordable housing, and again , great food. >>>> >>>> Jaime Solorza >>>> >>>> On Aug 28, 2017 1:05 PM, "CBB - Jay Fuller" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> would you rather have 6.5 million people on the interstates when they >>>>> flooded? >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> *From:* Sean Heskett <[email protected]> >>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>> *Sent:* Monday, August 28, 2017 1:33 PM >>>>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Harvey damage >>>>> >>>>> maybe someone from Texas can explain this to me but it seems that the >>>>> Huston evacuation plan for the storm (or really any natural disaster) was >>>>> to not evacuate because they can't move 6.5million people out of the city >>>>> in time for the storm so everyone was supposed to evacuate "in place"...so >>>>> now the plan is to go rescue everyone who stayed in place because it's all >>>>> flooded. >>>>> >>>>> I know Texans have their own sort of reasoning and thinking but this >>>>> seems really flawed IMHO. >>>>> >>>>> am i missing something or do I have my facts wrong?!?! >>>>> >>>>> -Sean >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:14 AM, Lewis Bergman < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> No political action better than reaction other than over reaction. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:11 AM Jaime Solorza < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Abbot just called out all Texas National Guard!! About 12000 >>>>>>> members... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jaime Solorza >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Aug 28, 2017 8:33 AM, "Cameron Crum" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The Wisp response to Katrina was awesome thanks to Mac Dearman. I >>>>>>>> tired to offer wifi to some of the shelters up here in Fort Worth after >>>>>>>> that and it just turned into a bureaucratic nightmare and nothing ever >>>>>>>> got >>>>>>>> done. Nobody seemed to know who was in charge of communications. The >>>>>>>> shelters in some parts of Houston, as I understand it, are a moving >>>>>>>> target >>>>>>>> as well right now. My partner's son is currently in one, but it may >>>>>>>> soon be >>>>>>>> overtaken by water itself and they might have to evac the few hundred >>>>>>>> people there. It's a mess for sure. Someone might consider contacting >>>>>>>> either Samaritan's Purse or HEB here in TX as they have already >>>>>>>> mobilized >>>>>>>> huge convoys of trucks with everything from food and water to laundry >>>>>>>> trucks, to shower trucks, etc. I wonder if they have ever considered >>>>>>>> communications? It might be worth while to have them build a few comms >>>>>>>> trucks with hydraulic masts that could be quickly deployed and get >>>>>>>> bandwidth from a nearby wisp for just such events. It could be >>>>>>>> outfitted >>>>>>>> with a bunch of couches, usb charging ports, and few APs >>>>>>>> inside/outside to >>>>>>>> provide communications quickly outside of shelters. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 8:14 AM, Steve Jones < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Was reading at&t is setting up temporary cell towers to bring up >>>>>>>>> basic outward commimications and limited data. Its filtering out >>>>>>>>> streaming >>>>>>>>> and video. Of course when the politics takes things over, there will >>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>> people who try suing for it not being "open internet' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Aug 28, 2017 7:37 AM, "Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I would imagine it would keep getting worse as they run out of >>>>>>>>>> fuel. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 12:34 AM CBB - Jay Fuller < >>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for posting these >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Smartphone >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> ----- Reply message ----- >>>>>>>>>>> From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>> Subject: [AFMUG] Harvey damage >>>>>>>>>>> Date: Mon, Aug 28, 2017 12:19 AM >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Communications getting worse from FCC DIRS report differing from >>>>>>>>>>> Aug 26 to Aug 27 >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-346368A1.pdf >>>>>>>>>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-346369A1.pdf >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> 9 radio stations out of service (up from 5 on Aug 26 report) >>>>>>>>>>> 6 more switching centers, 11 total out of service (up from 5 on >>>>>>>>>>> Aug 26 report) >>>>>>>>>>> 320 total cell towers out of service (up from 315 on Aug 26 >>>>>>>>>>> report) >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Will be interesting to see what the Aug 28 report shows, looks >>>>>>>>>>> like they come out at 11:30 each morning >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://www.fcc.gov/harvey >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 1:38 PM, Jason Wilson < >>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> From NANOG last night..... >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hurrican Harvey DIRS report >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> 5 radio stations out of service (WKNC, KKTX, KUNO, KKWV, and >>>>>>>>>>>> KAYK) >>>>>>>>>>>> 149,909 cable and wireline subscribers out of service (5 >>>>>>>>>>>> switching centers >>>>>>>>>>>> out of service, and 38 switching centers on backup power) >>>>>>>>>>>> 4% of cell sites out of service (Aransas, Reugio and San >>>>>>>>>>>> Patricio, TX have >>>>>>>>>>>> more than 50% of cell sites out of service) >>>>>>>>>>>> 9 PSAPs out of service or calls re-routed to another PSAP >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Aransas, TX is very rural, with only 19 cell sites, 18 out of >>>>>>>>>>>> service. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-346368A1.pdf >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 27, 2017 10:32 AM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I saw reports this morning of 22+ inches of rain in certain >>>>>>>>>>>>> areas, with > 10 inches expected in the next few days. Rockport >>>>>>>>>>>>> seems to be >>>>>>>>>>>>> the hardest hit. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> bp >>>>>>>>>>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/27/2017 9:11 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey guys , anyone getting hammered with rain and winds down >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in Hill Country areas? Tushar, Alan? Some flooding in San >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Antonio and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> especially Houston but haven't heard about Austin, Llano, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marble Falls, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> etc. I have some Cambium 180s spares and one Epmp1000 .. stay >>>>>>>>>>>>>> safe >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Jaime Solorza >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>> >>> >
