The Federal Communications Commission states that, in the 10 states hit by Sandy, about a quarter of all cell towers are down. That makes for crowded networks and dropped calls. However, rivals AT&T and T-Mobile are putting aside their difference for a time to combine networks and help sufferers in New Jersey and New York City to connect.
Combined forces
Since Sandy struck, many have had trouble getting a cell connection in the regions hit by the "super storm." The networks have been crowded and land lines have been down entirely. Would-be callers in the impacted regions are plagued with "all circuits are busy" messages.
In New York City, 20 percent of the networks were down, according to T-Mobile.
GSM and 3G networks will be shared between AT&T and T-Mobile with no roaming fees and no service agreement changes in a combined effort between the two businesses to help the sufferers.
Both communications giants use network technology depending on GSM and UMTS standards, which makes them compatible for sharing the traffic load.
Phone callers need do nothing different
Customers should do nothing out of the ordinary considering AT&T and T-Mobile have set up the system to send the call to the least congested network no matter which one it comes from. Keep making calls like normal and they will go through better, hopefully.
Worse before it gets better
Although the deal is a temporary one, there is no telling how long it may continue. The ongoing inclement weather makes the job of getting those communications towers back up all the more slow and difficult.
Genachowski, chairman of the FCC, told reporters on Oct. 30:
"Our assumption is that communications outages could get worse before they get better, particularly for mobile."
Backup generators may not last long enough while working cell towers until power is restored. Nobody knows when the power will come back on.
Could just be marketing
AT&T and T-Mobile are both doing something that is really good for the area, but they are most likely doing it for selfish reasons also. There is a good chance they both just want to advertising.
Combined forces
Since Sandy struck, many have had trouble getting a cell connection in the regions hit by the "super storm." The networks have been crowded and land lines have been down entirely. Would-be callers in the impacted regions are plagued with "all circuits are busy" messages.
In New York City, 20 percent of the networks were down, according to T-Mobile.
GSM and 3G networks will be shared between AT&T and T-Mobile with no roaming fees and no service agreement changes in a combined effort between the two businesses to help the sufferers.
Both communications giants use network technology depending on GSM and UMTS standards, which makes them compatible for sharing the traffic load.
Phone callers need do nothing different
Customers should do nothing out of the ordinary considering AT&T and T-Mobile have set up the system to send the call to the least congested network no matter which one it comes from. Keep making calls like normal and they will go through better, hopefully.
Worse before it gets better
Although the deal is a temporary one, there is no telling how long it may continue. The ongoing inclement weather makes the job of getting those communications towers back up all the more slow and difficult.
Genachowski, chairman of the FCC, told reporters on Oct. 30:
"Our assumption is that communications outages could get worse before they get better, particularly for mobile."
Backup generators may not last long enough while working cell towers until power is restored. Nobody knows when the power will come back on.
Could just be marketing
AT&T and T-Mobile are both doing something that is really good for the area, but they are most likely doing it for selfish reasons also. There is a good chance they both just want to advertising.
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