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Man Drives 6,000 Miles to Prove Uncle Sam's Cellphone Coverage Maps are Wrong

posted by mrpg on Friday January 18 2019, @10:34AM   Printer-friendly
from the in-six-weeks dept.

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Man drives 6,000 miles to prove Uncle Sam's cellphone coverage maps are wrong – and, boy, did he manage it

A Vermont state employee drove 6,000 miles in six weeks to prove that the cellular coverage maps from the US government suck – and was wildly successful.

In fact not only did he prove conclusively that reports delivered to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) by mobile operators aren't worth the paper they're printed on but also swung a spotlight on just how bad bureaucracy can get when it comes to Washington DC.

Corey Chase, a telecommunications infrastructure specialist who works for the Vermont Department of Public Service (PSD), undertook the monster road trip with some specialized equipment: six phones, each connected to a different mobile nework, and a custom piece of software, G-NetTrack, that carried out constant measurements of download speeds.

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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday January 19 2019, @03:01PM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 19 2019, @03:01PM (#788641) Journal

    No miles are wasted, ever. I made it my goal to travel when I was just a kid. Trains, boats, ships, trains, trucks, buses, it doesn't matter. I'm closing in on my goal of 'leventy zillion miles, which makes me a one percenter.

    Besides, some famous song from long ago claimed that you don't age while you're moving - it's the stops you make along the way that age you.

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    We're gonna be able to vacation in Gaza, Cuba, Venezuela, Iran and maybe Minnesota soon. Incredible times.
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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 26 2019, @07:04PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 26 2019, @07:04PM (#792401)

    Our spaceship never stops. Every hour we travel over a million miles. Don't blink...