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tourman

Dec 29, 2006, 4:52 PM
Taxis Will Help Find Cell Dead Spots in NYC

December 29, 2006

City taxi cabs will soon be used to try to lower the number of dropped cell phone calls.

The New York Post says the Taxi and Limousine Commission has agreed to let telecommunications company Ericsson put sensors in the trunks of about 75 cabs.

The sensors are meant to locate cell service dead spots throughout the five boroughs, providing feedback every ten minutes.

The paper says Ericsson is doing the research for an unnamed cell phone carrier that will pay an undisclosed amount of money to the taxi fleet that takes part in the program.
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yeahright

Dec 29, 2006, 5:17 PM
well if ericsson is involved i would venture to guess it will be a gsm provider.
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sangyup81

Dec 29, 2006, 6:45 PM
More likely to be Cingular than T-Mobile since Cingular is the only company to sell Sony Ericsson phones
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