richardpor
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Quickly find applications to justify a political pork project. Never mind the possibility that cheaper methods that are more efficient exist. This is the problem with Muni-WIFI or any big government project. For example has any of them thought to use the existing cellular network. Does building inspector really need to be connected? Perhaps a pad of paper could do. |
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Mullica Hill, NJ | and once its paid off the cost of operation is probally lower then the high cost of data services from the cell providers.
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said by richardpor  :Quickly find applications to justify a political pork project. Never mind the possibility that cheaper methods that are more efficient exist. This is the problem with Muni-WIFI or any big government project. For example has any of them thought to use the existing cellular network. Running your own WiFi network is cheaper in the long run than shelling out a fortune to the large cell providers for data services, especially the enterprise data services where they scalp you.
Does building inspector really need to be connected? Perhaps a pad of paper could do. If it can be shown that it allows said inspector to work faster and decreases the processing time, yeah, connect that inspector up.
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said by richardpor :Does building inspector really need to be connected? Yes.
He can sign off on various parts of the project right there on the spot...and the job can continue. This is much more efficient than the 3-5 days that the paper process takes. That may be nothing to you, but to those of us in the construction industry, time is money AND project progress.
So on and so forth. There ARE good reasons for agencies to be connected.
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richardpor
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Or perhaps those uses were already in mind when building the network in the first place. |
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said by richardpor :Quickly find applications to justify a political pork project. Never mind the possibility that cheaper methods that are more efficient exist. This is the problem with Muni-WIFI or any big government project. For example has any of them thought to use the existing cellular network. Does building inspector really need to be connected? Perhaps a pad of paper could do.  Do you realize how much that would cost? Think of hundreds or thousands of people using Cellular Data accounts. Man, that bill would be huge.
This is a great use that saves the taxpayers money. I'm thinking that wireless meter reading is also a good way to save money... plus it would allow for accurate data for tracking things like peak usage and so on. This doesn't sound like "Pork" to me. This sounds like "Smart way to save money".
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