02-15-2008, 04:14 AM
I think come Monday, we'll start seeing some positive changes in coverage across all carriers. I'm not sure how many AMPS sites are still operating on the Big Island, but there must be several since OnStar has issued complete island blackout for all pre 2005 vehicles. So we know those sites will be shutting down. Of course as AMPS goes away, they become available for upgrade making a whole lot of digital coverage available.
Here on the mainland, you'll be surprised how many calls we've gotten in the last week from people who finally got around to reading the notice that their cell service is terminating and are now freaking out about lost of communications. As an FYI, I do have the carriers report to the FCC on termination dates so if you have an old AMPS based cell phone or communications device, I can give you the date of shut-off. A warning has also been issued to remind people that even though they may have a digital communications device, if it uses the digital control channel of the AMPS cell network, that's ending Monday as well.
Here on the mainland, you'll be surprised how many calls we've gotten in the last week from people who finally got around to reading the notice that their cell service is terminating and are now freaking out about lost of communications. As an FYI, I do have the carriers report to the FCC on termination dates so if you have an old AMPS based cell phone or communications device, I can give you the date of shut-off. A warning has also been issued to remind people that even though they may have a digital communications device, if it uses the digital control channel of the AMPS cell network, that's ending Monday as well.