[BC] Cell phone activations

[Ron Cole]

There was a FCC cutoff date for analog phones of 8/8/2006 but its been
extended, not all of the analog phones had died yet, the system is after all
20 years old. The Major carriers quit turning on subscribers on the old
networks 4 or 5 years ago.

They don't want to activate the old phones, Analog/IS-136 TDMA because they
are trying to turn off that system. It using 33% of the spectrum and is down
to less than 10% of total users, almost all of which are low air time usage
or rural. Your only choice is to switch to digital the issue of finding a
solution that will work for you. One that sounds decent in operation because
of codex issues.

Ron Cole


 On 10/27/05, Don Niccum <donn at dfn.com> wrote:
>
> I have a question for the list. One of our clients has been using an
> analog
> bag phone for high school sports. The bag phone died. She has a second bag
> phone that is in good condition and works. She wanted to transfer her
> active current analog service to the other bag phone. Their cellular
> provider, a national provider, told her that they could not activate the
> second bag phone because, if they did, the FCC would fine them. Is this
> true or are they just blowing smoke in order to get them to buy a new
> phone?
>
> Don Niccum
> Roswell, New Mexico
> donn at dfn.com
>
>
>
>
> ---
> [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus]
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> This is the BROADCAST mailing list
> To send to the list, email: broadcast at radiolists.net
> For sub changes, archives and info on this other lists:
> http://www.radiolists.net/
>