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To: Voltaire who wrote (24048)	6/29/2000 11:58:00 AM
From: Jim Willie CB	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

a serious note on suburban Boston cellphone coverage - two interstate loops skirt Boston metropolitan area - Rt128 is the inner loop, chockfull of tech firms - I495 is outer loop, 30 miles from Boston hub - Boston is best described as a small city surrounded by 96 towns - each town enjoys political autonomy, thus power to be obstacle - coverage where I live between loops is pathetic - large midsection between loops has no Sprint coverage at all - that midsection sweeps perhaps eight decent sized towns - that midsection does not have MassPike or big Rt9 - coverage is good on outer loop, inner loop, and main spoke arteries extending from the Boston hub like MPike, Rt9 - I cannot even use my Sprint Qcom cellphone in my home - I use it when I drive here & there - Sprint says new tower 3 miles from me in August - Sprint new towers in Newton, Holliston, Framingham, Marlboro, Ashland -- all soon - this should alleviate my problem, since a couple are nearby - Sprint vehemently complains about bonehead town govts serving as obstacles - Sudbury will not allow a tower ever, a large sqmile block - Sprint says Chicago started 18 months after Boston, and has sweeping coverage already - Sprint hates New England local town politics - much easier to locate towers on Interstates and state highway routes (no local politics) interesting / JW