3G at Davis-Wade?

[TheBigEDawg]

Does anyone else have problems with the internet at the stadium? I can pick up 3G at other spots around campus, but at the stadium, I cannot even log on to the internet. Any of you tech types know why?

 

[615dawg]

Cellular South gives a ton of money to MSU and dominates the coverage around campus. If you have Cellular South, you should have no problems, as they have a 3G signal coming off of the water tower. Verizon uses Cellular South's network, so if you have Verizon, you have no problem. AT&T (T-mobile and Sprint), on the other hand, just doesn't have enough coverage - a capacity of 1000 or so on 3G and phone on campus. You might get lucky, but its unlikely.

 

[OEMDawg]

Yep, happened to me all season. Sitting on the West side upper deck, if I turned my Iphone off and back on, I could connect for about 2 minutes and then I'd lose signal and nothing. Couldn't even connect to the Edge network or campus WiFi.

 

[bsquared24]

CellSouth rarely worked for me during the games, it would work during pregame and then to try and check score during the game no 3G existed on repeated occasions

 

[Frances Drebin]

...I have Cellular South and have not had a single problem with making calls, texting, or checking scores of other games during ours.

 

[Maroon Eagle]

...after not being able to make or receive calls, make texts (but could receive), and not being able to access the net to check for other scores during the Jackson State game, I googled how to change the settings on my phone so that it does 2G only. Before I go to the stadium, I convert it to 2G access only. I can make and receive calls. I can also make and receive text messages. Internet access is still a problem but at least I'm able to communicate.

Oh, and I'm an AT&T customer.

 

[Jack At Shelter]

I don't understand why AT&T hasn't started wheeling in truck towers for gamedays. It seems like that would be the easiest and cheapest solution.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

I could not call or text, nor receive either in the stadium during the game. After the game, I could not as well until I walked far away from the campus and then magically I received a flood of text messages. It seems to me to be more than a connection problem (black helicopter).

 

[FlabLoser]

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[greystreet81]

and you travel outside of Mississippi from time to time, Verizon Wireless is the logical choice.

http://phones.verizonwireless.com/3g/

By Cellular South being a CDMA carrier like Verizon (code division multiple access) as opposed to GSM (global system for mobile communications) like AT&T, they are able to handle many more users per cell site just like Verizon. But, Verizon does not use Cellular South's (actually Telepak's) network. Verizon used to operate on Alltel's network in rural Mississippi until the FCC approved the purchase of Alltel by Verizon this year. Verizon is investing about $2 million this year in Mississippi to integrate and improve the existing Alltel infrastructure with it's existing network.

If you get a chance this weekend, while in town for MSU's reclaiming of the golden egg, you should stop in the brand new Verizon Wireless store in Starkville across from Pepper's Deli and find out a little more.

And for those of you that are with AT&T because of iPhone, check out the Motorola Droid.