I don't understand how Verizon and AT&T have problems with capacity on their cell networks. They own the copper and fiber in the ground all over hell. They have GigE fiber services. It just doesn't make sense.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com -------------------------------------------------- From: "Robert West" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:45 AM To: <[email protected]>; "'WISPA General List'" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT - Text Messages > This is why AT&T is now hitting their customers now for that previously > unlimited bandwidth. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of St. Louis Broadband > Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:42 AM > To: 'Josh Luthman'; 'WISPA General List' > Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT - Text Messages > > For a fact! > > Now that I am thinking of it...what kind of bandwidth do the telcos have > to > provide for this, now industry standard technology of txt? > > I know that a text message does not consist of much traffic, but add to > that > the new millions of millions subscribers to "unlimited text." > It could add up... > Or add the txt msg with a pic...now we are getting into some bandwidth. > Or > then add the GPS, google me, check my stocks...ect. traffic. > > I would love to see the cellular carriers bandwidth usage stats. > > V > > -----Original Message----- > From: Josh Luthman [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2009 11:32 PM > To: [email protected]; WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT - Text Messages > > Seriously 30k? > > On 9/29/09, St. Louis Broadband <[email protected]> wrote: >> I am reviewing my AT&T wireless bill. I have myself, my mother and my >> daughter on a family plan. >> >> My mother received 8 text messages, which I am sure she does not know >> that >> she has. >> I received 297 text messages. Some of those were forwards from another >> email account. >> >> However, my 18 year old daughter received 30,500 text messages! >> >> How can this be? How can they type on a qwerty board, or actual phone >> keypad faster than I on a laptop/computer? >> >> She has a facebook account, a twitter, and many other accounts/tech that >> I >> am not familiar with. >> Is this a sign of the times or of my age? >> >> I started in the Internet industry in 1993. I remember my first AOL > annual >> bill totaling over $5k and this was for 28.8 kbps. >> That is when I figured that this industry was going to be > profitable...darn >> me for daring to going into fixed wireless. >> >> Just had to rant...30,500 txt msgs...omg! >> >> Victoria >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > -- > Josh Luthman > Office: 937-552-2340 > Direct: 937-552-2343 > 1100 Wayne St > Suite 1337 > Troy, OH 45373 > > "When you have eliminated the impossible, that which remains, however > improbable, must be the truth." > --- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
