Operators 'could save 313 million per year' by pwering down base stations

pctech · Jun 15, 2011, 17:34:28

http://www.mobilenewscwp.co.uk/2011/06/operators-wasting-313-a-year-on-base-stations/

This'll be good

Can't get a signal on the train home or somewhere in town late at night?

"That's right Sir/Madam, we switched off the base station covering that area because computer predictions said not many people are round there normally"

Lets hope BT don't get wind

Simon · Jun 15, 2011, 17:53:27

Oh, great!

pctech · Jun 15, 2011, 17:58:49

Will be ok here as the cabbies in MK spend most of their time on their mobiles (both day and night) so they will soon complain to the respective operators even if they don't notice the drop off in usage.

pctech · Jun 15, 2011, 17:59:53

Mind you the council has started turning off street lamps round here.

Simon · Jun 15, 2011, 18:00:23

Don't they have two-way radios?

pctech · Jun 15, 2011, 19:19:52

No they have their own mobiles and they rent O2 XDAs from the cab firms which run the job management software and sat nav which most of them drive by.

Simon · Jun 15, 2011, 19:47:51

We didn't have sat navs when I started!

pctech · Jun 15, 2011, 21:46:45

You probably had to do 'the knowledge' of your local area too which allegedly they have to do here too but then again I don't think they do if they have the money if you know what I mean.

Simon · Jun 15, 2011, 21:58:25

It's very rural here, so while there is a basic knowledge test now, there wasn't when I started, roughly 26 years ago. All you needed then was a basic medical, and the money for your hackney licence, and off you went! I learned as I went along.

Gary · Jun 16, 2011, 17:22:01

Quote from: Simon on Jun 15, 2011, 21:58:25
It's very rural here, so while there is a basic knowledge test now, there wasn't when I started, roughly 26 years ago. All you needed then was a basic medical, and the money for your hackney licence, and off you went! I learned as I went along.

How much to Bramber

Technical Ben · Jun 16, 2011, 17:37:43

Do they not have a sleep mode already? Just power down everything except a small listening/pinging request to keep track of mobiles. Then, when a call is sent/received power back up?

pctech · Jun 16, 2011, 17:50:41

I don't know, I did know a guy who would know on one of the forums I mod on but he's not signed in for a bit.

Simon · Jun 16, 2011, 18:48:49

Gary, depends where from.