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No AT&T reception in the stadium

Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:25 am
Posted by Spirit of Dunson
Member since Mar 2007
23111 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:25 am
Nome of the people I sat with in the stadium (east upper) last night could get data on their phones during the game. Only the one guy with verizon.

Conspiracy theory - LSU blocks AT&T coverage to support their sponsor verizon. :black heli:
Posted by jampat
Denham Springs, LA
Member since Jan 2007
11168 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:27 am to
Been that way for years
Posted by c on z
Zamunda
Member since Mar 2009
130382 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:27 am to
It's Verizon or bust at LSU.
Posted by ultratiger89
Houston, Tx
Member since Aug 2007
3649 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:29 am to
AT&T just sucks arse, period, Verizon is a much better carrier......
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:29 am to
quote:

Conspiracy theory - LSU blocks AT&T coverage to support their sponsor verizon

Or it could be that Verizon has transmitters that increase coverage in Tiger Stadium (because of being a sponsor) whereas AT&T doesn't. And when you have 100,000 people on one tower, there will be connections timing out.

This is more believable than the blocking thing. Hotels will put those same transmitters in their hotels so that guests will have cell phone coverage.
Posted by TigerCorp
Member since Jun 2009
1058 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:30 am to
I can never get it either with AT&T, but I also have trouble at Chimes or other parts of campus too sometimes.

I assume it is the sheer volume of people trying to use the same tower.
Posted by Born to be a Tiger
Somewhere lost in Texas
Member since Jan 2008
2741 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:31 am to
My phone was useless last night during the game, but after the game while still in the stadium my phone suddenly started getting bars.
Posted by WNCTiger
Member since Aug 2006
2883 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:31 am to
quote:

AT&T just sucks arse, period, Verizon is a much better carrier..


This.
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:32 am to
I always get a kick out of coming home after going to a game, and my phone will light up in my driveway - messages and missed calls. After the Bama game, it was ridiculous like ten messages in a row.
Posted by Spirit of Dunson
Member since Mar 2007
23111 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:33 am to
quote:

My phone was useless last night during the game, but after the game while still in the stadium my phone suddenly started getting bars.
same here.
Posted by Archie Bengal Bunker
Member since Jun 2008
15597 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:34 am to
Why do so many people in BR have AT&T if the service is so shity there? iPhone 4, stupidity, like to bitch,
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:35 am to
quote:

but after the game while still in the stadium my phone suddenly started getting bars.

Because people were leaving campus and getting off the tower.

For anybody that's ever worked at LSU, the network is damn near inaccessible right after lunch because you have the entire campus trying to jump back on at once.
Posted by lsutigers1992
Member since Mar 2006
25317 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:37 am to
quote:

Why do so many people in BR have AT&T if the service is so shity there? iPhone 4, stupidity, like to bitch,


Because I had a carrier I liked and AT&T swallowed them up
Posted by LockdownDefense
Member since Aug 2008
4441 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:37 am to
i have at&t because 99% of the people I know have it. I hate it though. I cant wait for my contract to end. Im tired of their shitty arse network around most of the baton rouge area.
Posted by LSUgusto
Member since May 2005
19295 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:39 am to
Yeah, same story here, too. I even tried to connect to the public wi-fi, and it would signal a connection, but would never actually connect. You'd think a college campus would strive for adequate technology.
Posted by Archie Bengal Bunker
Member since Jun 2008
15597 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:41 am to
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Because I had a carrier I liked and AT&T swallowed them up


are you going to switch?
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59434 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:43 am to
Besides having no service in TS, att service is great in Lafayette for me.
Posted by Archie Bengal Bunker
Member since Jun 2008
15597 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:44 am to
quote:

i have at&t because 99% of the people I know have it.


Yeah, that seems to be the problem in BR, everyone has it because everyone has it. It is like circle of bad service that keeps repeating itself. But then again, maybe if everyone got on Verizon it would be shity too, but I think AT&T's problem is more coverage than usage in BR (and a combination of the two on gameday).

edit: I just consistently see people gripe about AT&T, seems like people would just choose a different carrier. Not like there aren't other options.
This post was edited on 11/14/10 at 9:45 am
Posted by RBWilliams8
Member since Oct 2009
53912 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:45 am to
I had full bars on my iPhone last night fwiw
Posted by RealityTiger
Geismar, LA
Member since Jan 2010
20543 posts
Posted on 11/14/10 at 9:45 am to
quote:

Why do so many people in BR have AT&T

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