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Yes! I didn't see Laurence's comment well enough, but the glass thats a better insulator definitely acts like a Faraday sheild to UHF+ frequencies. So that would tend to lower the signal in marginal underground areas. --STeve Andre' On Wednesday 21 October 2009 15:41:25 Jon Galbreath wrote: > I would blame the windows. As soon as you gave the timeframe, that's immediately what I thought of. > > Jon Galbreath > MCSE/Security+ > Systems Administrator > International Studies and Programs > Ph: 517-884-2144 > [log in to unmask] > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laurence Bates > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:37 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Dropped Verizon Calls > > I had great cell phone reception in Erickson hall until about three - six > months ago. I was able to get cell calls even in the basement before but > now cannot get cell phones even from my office on the second floor. > > Some think that it may be due to our new (possibly metal coated) super-low-E > windows, which we love, but I am wondering whether there might have been a > change in the Verizon antenna locations around campus. I have updated my > antenna listing but it did not help. > > Laurence Bates > > -----Original Message----- > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > Behalf Of Wilson, Jeff > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:19 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [MSUNAG] Dropped Verizon Calls > > Several of our people have also changed phones recently on Verizon > Wireless and have noticed calls are dropped more frequently. One person > in particular is on his third new phone. The first and second new > phones were a Casio that is now discontinued. The third new phone is a > Motorola. I'm not sure of the exact model. Verizon Wireless told him > that the first phone may be defective. When he talked to Verizon > Wireless about the second phone dropping calls, he was told the second > phone didn't have a very strong antenna and he should change phones. > The third phone, Motorola, is doing better, but it is still dropping > calls. The calls that are dropped are on north campus, primarily around > the Beal Garden and the Library. > > There seems to be a distinct difference between the new phones and older > phones. > > - Jeff Wilson > Campus Planning and Administration > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: MSU Network Administrators Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On > > Behalf Of Steven M. Plemmons > > Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 2:34 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: [MSUNAG] Dropped Verizon Calls > > > > Sorry for the off topic, but who better to trust than my fellow IT > People. > > > > I'm wondering if anyone else has noticed dropped calls on campus using > > Verizon Wireless. I have never had this problem before, but I > upgraded my > > phone late this summer to the HTC Ozone and it worked fine like every > > other VW phone that I have had over the years for a couple months. > The > > problem now is that I repeatedly drop calls, in Wells Hall where my > office > > is located. > > > > If I watch the signal indicator on it will report 3-4 bars and then > just > > drop away to nothing for about one second and come back to 3-4 bars. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Steve Plemmons > > [log in to unmask] > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus > > signature database 4530 (20091021) __________ > > > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > > > http://www.eset.com > >