So Did They Pull the Plug Today?

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Butch Haynes - 18 Feb 2008 23:36 GMT

Verizon Wireless was reportedly expected to pull the analog plug today. So
did they? Anyone got an AMPS signal?

http://www.wirelessweek.com/Sun-Sets-Analog-Networks.aspx

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Bob Scheurle - 19 Feb 2008 00:33 GMT

>Verizon Wireless was reportedly expected to pull the analog plug today. So
>did they? Anyone got an AMPS signal?

Analog working fine here in New Jersey at 7:30 PM.

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John Smith - 19 Feb 2008 00:35 GMT

I thought it gets pulled tomorrow??

>>Verizon Wireless was reportedly expected to pull the analog plug today. So
>>did they? Anyone got an AMPS signal?
>
> Analog working fine here in New Jersey at 7:30 PM.

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SMS - 19 Feb 2008 07:09 GMT

> I thought it gets pulled tomorrow??

Correct. AMPS is not required after February 18th.

It was working today. I was in an AMPS only area in the Sierra Nevada,
and it worked fine, but no GSM, and the CDMA signal wasn't strong enough
to make a call.

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Bob Scheurle - 19 Feb 2008 10:19 GMT

>Correct. AMPS is not required after February 18th.

Analog still working in New Jersey, 5:15 AM, Feb 19.

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Larry - 19 Feb 2008 12:57 GMT

>>Correct. AMPS is not required after February 18th.
>
> Analog still working in New Jersey, 5:15 AM, Feb 19.

AMPS operational on both A and B systems (Alltel and Verizon) in Eastern SC
at 0800 2/19/08. I just fired up one of my old, trusty Motorola TX200
bagphones and 611 worked on both systems....(c;

So much for that rumor......

Noone died from all that power, but a few had a "tingly feeling" when I
pressed SEND, probably a Pavlovian reaction to company RF danger
propaganda....

God it sounded good, pure FM fidelity. Even the music on hold sounded like
an RCA Red Label tape at 7.5 ips, not that gurgling sound CDMA makes.

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Bob Scheurle - 19 Feb 2008 22:55 GMT

>AMPS operational on both A and B systems (Alltel and Verizon) in Eastern SC
>at 0800 2/19/08. I just fired up one of my old, trusty Motorola TX200
>bagphones and 611 worked on both systems....(c;

Analog still working here, Feb 19, 6 PM. It's the Energizer Bunny - It
keeps going and going and going...

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John Smith - 20 Feb 2008 01:08 GMT

I read today VZW & AT&T will be turning AMPS off over the next week or so.

>>AMPS operational on both A and B systems (Alltel and Verizon) in Eastern
>>SC
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> Analog still working here, Feb 19, 6 PM. It's the Energizer Bunny - It
> keeps going and going and going...

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Larry - 20 Feb 2008 03:18 GMT

> I read today VZW & AT&T will be turning AMPS off over the next week or
> so.

The story "moves on".....the "March of Time" continues....(c;

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