And from there, all the way south down I-75 into Florida... On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > West Bend Wisconson > St Louis MO > Chicago IL > Top Sail Beach NC > All the way up and down I75 in Ohio > > Not one of these places has a solid AT&T 3G service. Neither using the PC > Express Card nor the integrated Sierra modem. I have had what I consider > bad service all around, which is why I said what I did. Not saying it will > be bad, but I would avoid it. > > You have had the opposite experience, so you said what you said. > > Just voicing my experience and my opinion... > > 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 > > > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 2:08 PM, Chuck Bartosch > <ch...@clarityconnect.com>wrote: > >> Josh, >> >> It kind of depends where you live, just like it does for any 3G >> service. Where I personally live, AT&T's 3G service is excellent. I >> switched from Verizon and have better coverage and better performance. >> I'm sure the reverse is true in other areas...but you really cannot >> legitimately make blanket statements like that when they need coverage >> in a specific relatively small area. >> >> Chuck >> >> On Oct 17, 2009, at 1:45 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >> >> > I strongly advise avoiding AT&T's 3G service. I haven't been >> > impressed at >> > all. >> > >> > 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 >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 1:37 PM, Jayson Baker >> > <jay...@spectrasurf.com>wrote: >> > >> >> We currently do this for a local PD. They have 13 of those >> >> ruggedized Dell >> >> laptops, mounted in all the cars. >> >> We looked at 2.4GHz and 900MHz. Even though the town is only >> >> 5sqmi, we >> >> decided to go with Verizon Aircards. >> >> >> >> Worked out well, because the laptops are tied directly into their CAD >> >> system, which is tied into the whole state. >> >> So now they could, theoretically, go anywhere in the state and be >> >> dispatched >> >> on a call, run plates/people through NCIC, etc. >> >> >> >> I believe that because of that, they actually got the state to pay >> >> for a >> >> lot >> >> of it. >> >> >> >> Sure, we don't make anything on the Verizon service, but we do on the >> >> backend by tying their CAD into the Internet. >> >> >> >> Just something to keep in mind, if you have any sort of 3G service >> >> in that >> >> area. >> >> >> >> Jayson >> >> >> >> On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Robert West < >> robert.w...@just-micro.com >> >>> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I got a call Friday afternoon from the police chief of a small >> >>> little >> >> spot >> >>> in the road asking about the possibility of connecting his >> >>> cruisers to >> >> the >> >>> station network via a wireless link. (He is the "Police Chief" >> >>> but I >> >>> suspect he is also the entire police force) He said that the local >> >>> Wal-Mart >> >>> has agreed to donate to him a few of those little Acer 7" screen >> >>> laptops, >> >>> which are a big piece of crap from the number of repairs we've had >> >>> to do >> >> on >> >>> them... Anyhow, he wants to be able to be in the cruiser and >> >>> connect to >> >>> the >> >>> network back at the station and use the websites from the Attorney >> >>> General's >> >>> office where he can run plates, drivers license info and also fill >> >>> out >> >> his >> >>> reports. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Here's the setup.. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> This Burg is a bit less than 2 miles long and about one and a half >> >>> miles >> >>> wide. The town hall is equivalent to a 4 story building and they >> >>> also >> >> have >> >>> a water tower that looks to be 100 foot tall. The terrain is flat >> >>> as can >> >>> be >> >>> and they have the normal scattering of trees. The Town Hall and >> >>> water >> >>> tower >> >>> are the tallest structures by far aside from a large grain >> >>> elevator right >> >>> outside of town. Boy wants to connect to his network anywhere in >> >>> town >> >> from >> >>> his cop-mobile as well as when he is at home, also within the town. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> We've done plenty of private networks but it's all been in the 2.4 >> >>> and >> >> 5ghz >> >>> band. He was thinking he could just throw up a 2.4ghz link and be >> >>> good >> >> but >> >>> I told him to hold on, I didn't think he could broadcast the >> >>> Attorney >> >>> Generals network to every antenna in town, I had to do some >> >>> research. So >> >>> this, because of my utterly blatant laziness, is my research. J >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Has anyone been down this path? What can we do and not do? >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> I have a meeting with the guy next Wednesday and want to have some >> >>> idea >> >> of >> >>> what we're up against on this one. (Hopefully he doesn't >> >>> recognize me as >> >>> the guy who took him to court over a ticket he wrote for a crooked >> >> license >> >>> plate... I won that one by the way) >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Thanks for any help! >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Robert West >> >>> >> >>> Just Micro Digital Services Inc. >> >>> >> >>> 740-335-7020 >> >>> >> >> -------------- >> Chuck Bartosch >> Clarity Connect, Inc. >> 200 Pleasant Grove Road >> Ithaca, NY 14850 >> (607) 257-8268 >> >> "When the stars threw down their spears, >> and water'd heaven with their tears, >> Did He smile, His work to see? >> Did He who made the Lamb make thee?" >> >> From William Blake's Tiger!, Tiger! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! 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