http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/ Switched Comments for Bridge Collapse: Why Did Cell Phones Fail? http://www.switched.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.switched.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/Cordless phones fail in a power outage, Cell phones jam the system. But we always got through on one or the other; the old-fashioned phone OR the cell. Something to think about.]]>Aug 5th 2007 8:53AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/Aug 4th 2007 12:24PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/Aug 12th 2007 3:08AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/http://www.ARRL.com for what it takes to get your license.]]>Aug 10th 2007 5:30PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/As far as the next argument goes regarding building the site's capacity for emergencies, it's a great idea but prohibitively expensive. The smallest card that we can get to add voice capacity to a CDMA cell site runs about $50,000. Multiply that by the number of cell sites that we have, and you end up with a bankrupt company. It's like having a second car in your garage that you only use when your primary car runs out of gas.]]>Aug 11th 2007 7:18AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/Aug 11th 2007 10:10PMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/Aug 12th 2007 1:41AMhttp://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/http://www.switched.com/2007/08/04/bridge-collapse-why-did-cell-phones-fail-2/Aug 20th 2007 6:57PM