Sprint Brings a Grand Old Party to the Twin Cities
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Showing some love to the GOP, Sprint used a press release to boast shamelessly (no, seriously - they’re really darn proud) about the exciting network enhancements that residents of the Twin Cities will benefit from as a result of the Republican National Convention. In short, “the Twin Cities are awash in expanded capacity”, says Sprint. Further, “Sprint is not just prepared for the three-day convention; it’s prepared for any unfortunate emergencies that might crop up.” Let’s just hope that includes “wardrobe malfunctions”. Of note, while the release does mention a Satellite Cellsite on Light Truck (whatever the heck that means), the struggling carrier declined to state a position on immigration.
Tags: Republicans, Sprint, Twin Cities
They put a cell tower on a light-duty truck (under 2 tons) that will drive around to provide better service to blackout areas. Usually like an F250 or Excursion with a tower that can be raised and lowered. It doesn’t go that high, so the truck doesn’t need jacks (~75′ high).
They have heavy duty trucks with cell-towers also, that go over 100′ high. Looks more like a Fire Department’s ladder truck than anything, including the scissor jacks that level the truck when the ariel device is active.
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Sprint can jump up and down all they want about the “Now” network, but “America’s best” network (really — our own study proves it!) has been saying it loud and proud for weeks. Verizon’s got every empty eye-level downtown corner office space plastered with huge multi-window ads.
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Verizons terrable here and you can’t trust a study that says x compamy is the baest at so and so because x company worte the study. i mean this is like apple doing a surey telling you safrie is the best an most widely used browser ever> even thogh that honor is a tossup between firefox and IE.
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Of note, while the release does mention a Satellite Cellsite on Light Truck (whatever the heck that means),
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“while the release does mention a Satellite Cellsite on Light Truck (whatever the heck that mean)”
lets break it down for the people who don’t understand what that means…
Satellite….i.e. like a Satellite office.. meaning located away from the office..
Cellsite… Cellsite’s provide cell coverage… kinda a given.
Light-Truck… its the smaller verson of a heavy-truck…
How is that difficult to understand? (whatever that means)
Blatent bashing of something you don’t understand for the only purpose of creating more negative about a company who already has enough issues… get off your high-horse and understand what your really writing about.
IMO… cuz everyone has one.. Mobile cellsites for disaster recovery sounds like a fantastic idea to me.. and i would also be proud of that if i could offer that in times of need.
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Here come the vzw subs and employees to spread thier vitriol for everything Sprint
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Also known as a COW. Cell on wheels.
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Maybe those GOP conventioners can use that enhanced service to find the bathroom in the Minneapolis airport where Republican Larry Craig solicited the male police officer.
Maybe they can use that enhanced service to look up where that bridge collapsed in Minnesota because the Republicans ignore city infrastructure, including Minnesota’s gov Pawlenty (Pawlenty of nothin’).
Maybe the Republicans can use than enhanced service to watch Bush and Cheney blather on about how great they are and how bad and scary the Democrats are. Then after Bush and Cheney speak the Republicans can pretend they stand for change.
Maybe the GOP can use that service to find out about all the lobbyists running McCain’s campaign and how they would screw America again.
Maybe the GOP can use that service to find all the spots on the globe where McCain would start new wars.
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Well all I can say is win twins!
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I will be avoiding downtown Minneapolis during the GOP. It will be a zoo and I am guessing most of my haunts will be chalk full of out of town idiots, something I would like to avoid.
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