exocet_cm
In memory of dadkins
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:  
 ·Cox HSI
·Suddenlink
 ·Cingular Wireless
 ·AT&T Southeast
·Charter Pipeline
| We're Sorry
But your giant house is blocking the signal... |
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tshirt
Premium,MVM
join:2004-07-11
Snohomish, WA
·Comcast
| Exocet hit it right on the nose. It isn't natural terrain blocking the signal (that area is flat bayfill) but most of the "blocked" areas are the in shadows of medium rise (5-10 floor) office buildings, the rest (small roads/tight grids are 3-4 story apt/condo 'gettos' (actually nice expensive place, too high density for me)
a majority of the area is single to 2 story residential with pockets of 1 and 2 story local area businesses, with the trees being the tallest things.
It is likely these areas get some signal but are not reliable enough to be call, fully covered |
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tquan
join:2001-09-13
Mountain View, CA
| sorry folks, you're overanalyzing.
In the community meetings about the project, Google reps indicated that most of the areas with missing coverage are areas where the electric utility and not the city controls the streetlights (the deal Google made was with the city, not with the local utility PG&E). Google is actually seeking building owners within the dead zones who are willing to place nodes on their property. |
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