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Re: Can I get a cellphone signal?

Postby lwjr » Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:21 pm

FriscoPMG wrote:This is from SMU SID's post on 9/22:
3. Wireless/Cell Issues - It is a big issue. No one debates that. Cell service in the Park Cities is not great and when you put 35,000 people in Ford, it causes big problems. The main issue is that Ford lacks a DAS (distributed antenna system). When Moody was re-done, that was included in the project. To retrofit Ford, the estimated cost is in excess of $1M. (Wisconsin had to spend $6.2M retrofitting Camp-Randall, as a reference.) So while it's a priority, it's not at the top of our list right now. Things like increased meals and snacks for student-athletes and things of the like are at the top of the list (http://www.smumustangs.com/genrel/090514aab.html) since they directly impact student-athletes. If any of you have an extra $1-2M laying around, I'll make sure we earmark it for the project :wink: .

Over one million dollars? Just think, had we not moved the light standards or built the strip club locker room, SMU could have installed the DAS by now! lol
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Re: Can I get a cellphone signal?

Postby Pony ^ » Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:26 pm

there was about 350 people there in the 3rd quarter and I still couldn't get a signal.
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Re: Can I get a cellphone signal?

Postby BigT3x » Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:42 pm

Pony ^ wrote:there was about 350 people there in the 3rd quarter and I still couldn't get a signal.

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Re: Can I get a cellphone signal?

Postby skyscraper » Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:58 pm

No signal in stadium, but was at least was able to get a signal near HPUMC to get my Uber ride.
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Re: Can I get a cellphone signal?

Postby PonyFan » Mon Sep 29, 2014 4:34 pm

PonyLove wrote:How did we ever watch a football game without a cell phone?

Hahaha! Right you are.

Put the phone down and cheer for SMU. Problem solved.

(That being said, Sprint works just fine in the stadium.)
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Re: Can I get a cellphone signal?

Postby fifty » Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:46 pm

I think the stadium is about the only place sprint works fine.
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