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Posted by Steven Lichter on March 3, 2009, 9:49 pm
hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
> FWIW: Several friends who attended the Inauguration reported that
> Verizon cell phones still worked, but AT&T cell phones did not.
>
> Would anyone know of how cell phone service responded to the huge
> crowds that day, either by anectote or actual statistics?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> [public replies, please]
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I know that both Verizon and Sprint brought in COWS to handle the extra
traffic. I'm sure at&t also did, but maybe their system was overloaded.
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> Verizon cell phones still worked, but AT&T cell phones did not.
>
> Would anyone know of how cell phone service responded to the huge
> crowds that day, either by anectote or actual statistics?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> [public replies, please]
>