Shop Talk
Really? Is cell phone useage REALLY blocked at NASCAR Events?
Call blocking refers to wireless networks being too overloaded and rejecting calls.
At a Nascar event where there are often over 100,000 people concentrated on 1 or 2 cellsites, it is very easy to use all of a cell site's capacity regardless of the technology.
What the customer experiences is a "fast busy" tone and they must retry their call. Usually it is only a matter of one more attempt but it could be a matter of several frustrating attempts. The customer usually doesn't know any thing is wrong and assumes the line they are calling is busy.
A great wireless network blocks less than 1/4 of 1 percent of the total calls. A poor network blocks as high as 5-10% of the calls. Most networks are between 1-5% of all calls blocked....
(continues)
Thanks to Nextel's Nascar sponsorship Nextel users will never need to worry about lack of coverage at Nascar events. 😁
southwestcomm said:
Thanks to Nextel's Nascar sponsorship Nextel users will never need to worry about lack of coverage at Nascar events. 😁
Nextel users will be very happy when they switch to 1.9GHZ and CDMA2000. Nextel won't because they will fall under the same regulations that cellular and PCS are forced to follow.
PS Nextel blocks as fast as any other TDMA system.