All this hate and political banter makes me so grateful for Hamilton, the electoral college and the overwhelming majority of the people across the 50 states that actually voted.
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Apple and AT&T Team Up to Improve Cellular Service in Puerto Rico With LTE Band 8 Activation
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I bet it'll work on Android without a carrier update, only iPhones lock out bands on a per-carrier basis...
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Are you in Austin?
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Thanks for fixing it up so quickly!
You are assuming many things in your statement and overall it's wrong. Yes, the first few days after the hit truck drivers couldn't get to the containers because they were stuck where they live and couldn't get road access, but since the first week distribution mechanism have been working so it's not about truck drivers. Why do I know, I live here in PR. The main issue w everything relating to aid has been burocracy BS from both FEMA and local gov and the time they took and still take to action.
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It should be implemented as well but seems the update mechanism is not as simple/automatic so first it's the iPhones I guess to test out.
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Can you ask the location where FEMA has not been?
As far as the international airport it has electricity since weeks ago BUT the infrastructure is weak and the power grid fails a lot (7 times already) and takes about half a day to bring it back up for those people that had power in the metro area. The generator for the airport only gives power to the tarmac and communications so no a/c on the airport etc, but no generator failure yet afaik. With the last power failure in The main medical center surgeons had to complete a surgery in the dark since I believe the generator couldn't come back at that moment.
Also, what kind of plane you talking about? If it's a regular plane I doubt it was filled w injured people and instead w people w chronic medical conditions and old people. There have been a few charters to move people w cancer and other conditions.
Trump is out playing golf while people in PR are dying. Then he blames truck drivers.
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It's a sad day we live in when saving people's lives is considered political.
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Don't forget Google, without Project Loon still no service.
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I wish Puerto Rico the best of luck! With all the money between Apple and AT&T it was th least they can do. I wish I could personally do more to help the stranded.
Edit: I actually had an AT&T carrier setting update yesterday. But I’m not close to the area.
Edit: I actually had an AT&T carrier setting update yesterday. But I’m not close to the area.
Yeah it is crazy. I have a cousin down there. It’s practically been reduced to a third world country. Basically no cell service, no internet, no power, can’t even use a credit card. We have stayed on the Anasco beach before and I guess that is pretty much devastated.
So is this service in place already?
I applaud Apple and ATT's effort here.
I also wish Apple would activate the FM chips in the Iphone 6s and lower. Although many radio stations are still powerless, there are a few still operating with power and/or generators.
Receiving news in a crisis is important too. I doubt many news sources will be streaming much info.
I also wish Apple would activate the FM chips in the Iphone 6s and lower. Although many radio stations are still powerless, there are a few still operating with power and/or generators.
Receiving news in a crisis is important too. I doubt many news sources will be streaming much info.
I was lucky to be able to get my mother out a few weeks ago. The situation is dire down there and our President doesn't give a frak.
Damn the luck of having a knucklehead-frak-the-poor-Republican in the White House every time disaster strikes.
Katrina was the same damn thing.
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There's nothing wrong with the Electoral College.
It's the voters and their current choice that I'm disappointed in.
After moving to the CONUS from PR 25 years ago, and serving in the military for 15 of those, it's the first time EVER that I've ever been embarrassed to be an American citizen, and have an exit strategy ready should things turn for the worse.
Arguing over politics during a crisis helps no one. When local politicians are not on the same page, there is little the Federal Government can do to stop them from screwing things up.
The mayor of New Orleans during Katrina is now in jail. San Juan's mayor arguably should be next.
Both were trying to make political points to gain higher office instead of helping the people they serve.
Somehow without power, she got on TV screaming that there was no food while standing in front of pallets of food that she failed to distribute.
Good on AT&T, but just remember that this is one of several companies trying to strip the neutrality of the internet.
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So great, hope it helps! As a farmer, living a rural area with poor to non-existent cell service, I would love if a spinoff from this service to people in need was better long-range connectivity as a norm.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to use low power radios since those generators have so much limited power?
How is this topic political in nature? We're talking about a natural disaster here, and the fact that Apple and ATT are enabling additional communication technology, and Google launching balloons that carry communications equipment, is fantastic. Companies/people working together to help in a crisis is a good thing, and frankly not too surprising. It's the kind of thing Americans do. And looking around at disasters across the globe, it's really what good people everywhere do - they pull together to help each other in times of need/crisis. Good job everyone.
It could be. It’s probaly easier on iPhones because many models are “international” even if they’re not labeled as such. Most Android phones are probably also using hardware built for lots of markets... but you need a FIRMWARE update to baseband to reset limitations of FCC rules. So it has to be done per carrier+phone model. With 75 jillion Android models that may or may not support it AT&T probably went for low-hanging devices first, especially if Apple in the US is willing to help.
PR is an interesting test case because it’s a US territory, so US companies can freely operate there. It’s not a State, so they can go straight to the Federal agencies to try stuff and bend the rules, and it’s not on mainland where they have to be concerned with other cities/states and interfering with other operators. So yay, they get to be guinea pigs.
It’s sad they have a disaster, but for technology you rarely get access to do these things with “US Market” devices and services.
You should be. Mexico is screwed up and I am proud to be Mexican. Just because one party turned to to hate, looting and rioting should not reflect on all of you. They are upset their hatemonger/ divider in chief is no longer in office.
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It’s an improvement, but this only assists reception for iPhone users and specifically iPhone users on AT&T. I’m sure AT&T and Apple will get a measure of favorable publicity over this.
AT&T (along with Verizon) does this routinely after disasters. AT&T NDR teams are dedicated to such disasters.
An AT&T communications vehicle is directed onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base, Ga., Oct. 3, 2017. The vehicles were flown to Puerto Rico to assist in the restoration of communications for the island. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
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Aircrew members walk through the cargo bay of a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del. as aerial porters finish loading it at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Oct. 2, 2017. Airmen loaded three AT&T trucks: one emergency communication vehicle and two satellite cell on light trucks. These trucks will be used to provide Wi-Fi, LAN lines, and Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s destruction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Park)
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An AT&T communications vehicle is directed onto a C-5M Super Galaxy at Dobbins Air Force Reserve Base, Ga., Oct. 3, 2017. The vehicles were flown to Puerto Rico to assist in the restoration of communications for the island. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan)
Aircrew members walk through the cargo bay of a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover Air Force Base, Del. as aerial porters finish loading it at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. Oct. 2, 2017. Airmen loaded three AT&T trucks: one emergency communication vehicle and two satellite cell on light trucks. These trucks will be used to provide Wi-Fi, LAN lines, and Plain Old Telephone Service (POTS) lines to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria’s destruction. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Andrew Park)
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The government isn't responsible for private carrier networks. Thank goodness.