Posted by C32 on September 16, 2001 at 22:01:21:
In Reply to: Re: Cell phone stuff posted by Rich on September 13, 2001 at 21:53:40:
: : I have been reading about how text messaging and Nextel's Direct Connect seemed to be unaffected when cell phone systems are overloaded to handle voice calls. Does anyone have information on how this system works if the system (cellphone lines) is overloaded?
: Mobile to mobile communications aren't affected by the availability of DID/DOD or interoffice telco trunks. Text messages that flow on control channels or on a pre-emptive voice channel basis would not likely be affected by voice channel loading. Besides, a lot of this isn't relevant because its a farce when the media says "the system" is overloaded since all cellular telephones are not on a single system.
I would have to disagree somewhat. Very often it is indeed "the system" that is overloaded. A prime local example was the Feb earthquake. Phones, celphones and numerous radios systems were 100% busy for an extended period of time. All of them together do indeed constitute "the system"