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Ride Along With a Real Verizon Wireless Tester

Posted by samzenpus on from the everything-on-tv-is-real dept.

jonknee writes "So you're probably sick of the Can you hear me now? ads, but here's a new article about a real-life Verizon Wireless network tester. This guy logs over 3,000 miles a month in a station wagon decked out with over a quarter-million dollars worth of network gear (I dare say the most valuable station wagon ever?). An audio file is linked at the bottom of the article that has a few minute sample of the audio Verizon tests with. It's bizarre!"

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  1. Re:No wonder their service sucks... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Driving around with a cell phone will tell you you're losing your signal.

    Driving around with an HP 8563 spectrum analyzer and a standard-gain antenna will tell you why you're losing your signal.

    This is sorta important if you're in the cell-phone business.