http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/05/01/assumption-of-seamlessness-and-cellphone-boosters/ mind/tech bazar from outer space Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:50:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/05/01/assumption-of-seamlessness-and-cellphone-boosters/#comment-476608 Links for 4 May 2008 « ubiwar.com Sun, 04 May 2008 15:01:20 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/05/01/assumption-of-seamlessness-and-cellphone-boosters/#comment-476608 [...] Assumption of seamlessness and cellphone boosters, Nicolas Nova at Pasta and Vinegar - people’s expectations of seamless mobile/wireless coverage are fuelling booster installation in low-signal environments. [...] […] Assumption of seamlessness and cellphone boosters, Nicolas Nova at Pasta and Vinegar - people’s expectations of seamless mobile/wireless coverage are fuelling booster installation in low-signal environments. […]

]]> http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/05/01/assumption-of-seamlessness-and-cellphone-boosters/#comment-475969 Steve Portigal Thu, 01 May 2008 13:41:48 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2008/05/01/assumption-of-seamlessness-and-cellphone-boosters/#comment-475969 About 3.5 years ago we moved into a community very close to San Francisco yet quite rural. No sidewalks, no mail delivery, at that time no New York Times, no grocery store and no cell reception. Of course that varies by time, temperature, model of phone, and provider, and they are in no rush to blanket us with coverage but tower space has been leased here and there over the years. So the idea of the mobile ringing at home is quite novel, but it occasionally does. Usually I have to pick it up and shout that I'll call them on my landline, but having the expectation of ZERO coverage makes for some interesting surprises (the first day our mobile rang we just stared at it - what is happening!). Also is a challenge for visitors who find themselves unreachable by their spouses. About 3.5 years ago we moved into a community very close to San Francisco yet quite rural. No sidewalks, no mail delivery, at that time no New York Times, no grocery store and no cell reception. Of course that varies by time, temperature, model of phone, and provider, and they are in no rush to blanket us with coverage but tower space has been leased here and there over the years. So the idea of the mobile ringing at home is quite novel, but it occasionally does. Usually I have to pick it up and shout that I’ll call them on my landline, but having the expectation of ZERO coverage makes for some interesting surprises (the first day our mobile rang we just stared at it - what is happening!). Also is a challenge for visitors who find themselves unreachable by their spouses.

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