On the benefits of running emergency services over commercial LTE networks
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/22/verizon_throttled_departments/
and
because
How many values of "unlimited" are there, exactly? But of course, it was all a mistake.
Maybe Verizon should start hiring private bucket brigades for their network centers. Just in case the real FD exceeds their allotment again...
In the midst of our response to the Mendocino Complex Fire, County Fire discovered the data connection for OES 5262 was being throttled by Verizon, and data rates had been reduced to 1/200, or less, than the previous speeds
and
After having to rely on the ISPs of other departments for data transmissions and communications, Bowden said Verizon did eventually restore Santa Clara County Fire's service- at double the cost.
because
users get an unlimited amount of data but speeds are reduced when they exceed their allotment
How many values of "unlimited" are there, exactly? But of course, it was all a mistake.
Maybe Verizon should start hiring private bucket brigades for their network centers. Just in case the real FD exceeds their allotment again...