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Verizon's Wireless Road Warriors

Posted by michael on from the surprisingly-mediocre dept.

Joey Patterson writes "CNN has an article about how Verizon Wireless uses technicians who drive around the country in station wagons filled with wireless gear to look for holes in the company's cell phone network and analyze the service of its competitors. This program isn't cheap (the cars cost $270,000 and $15/mile to operate), but it definitely helps Verizon find out where they stand relative to their competitors."

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  1. Re:Coverage is NOT the end-all for cell companies by scott1853 · · Score: 5, Funny

    300 minutes in 1 day? You must still be in that phase where it takes 60 minutes to hang up the phone.

    "Love you, bye bye"
    "I love you too, c'ya later"
    "You're still there. I love you"
    "You hangup first, I love you more"