Wireless Phone Service

scotto · Post by **scotto** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 10:58 pm

BRCellular Launches Wireless Phone Service...

Black Rock City, NV --- Amidst rampant media speculation, BRCellular today announced it will provide Wireless Phone Service to the annual festival known as Burning Man, scheduled for August 28 - September 4, 2006.

BRCellular, a 4 year old company, has just finished construction on its new Data Center and Corporate Headquarters, in the fast growing town of Black Rock City, NV. The town's central location to its Western Operations and its new partnership with BMORG made this site a easy choice.

http://www.brcellular.com

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:08 pm

I understand that there is going to be cell service on the Playa this year been talk about it for months and there is a tower in Gerlach now just completed...

iunones · Post by **iunones** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:32 pm

I am a little distressed. I haven't been to Burning Man yet, but I was previously led to believe there would be no commerce on the playa. Something about the word 'decommodification'. As well, this leads me to believe that the principle of radical self-reliance isn't being upheld here.

Please tell me that this is a joke, or that I am misunderstanding.

Please.

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:41 pm

Coolies! Cell phone service on the playa! And they even offer a calling card with 420 minutes on it! Wow!

Isotopia · Post by **Isotopia** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:54 pm

Please tell me that this is a joke, or that I am misunderstanding.

A joke it is.

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:54 pm

iunones wrote:I am a little distressed. I haven't been to Burning Man yet, but I was previously led to believe there would be no commerce on the playa. Something about the word 'decommodification'. As well, this leads me to believe that the principle of radical self-reliance isn't being upheld here.

Please tell me that this is a joke, or that I am misunderstanding.

Please.

Nothing to worry about we are building a high powered solar powered Cell disrupter those babies will be fried literally exploding in the users hands...So it will be more fun on the Playa this year young lady! Plus with the microwave energy produced we plan on lighting the man up early! before the frats get there...And then we start frying Herring!

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Fri Mar 31, 2006 11:59 pm

Isotopia wrote:
Please tell me that this is a joke, or that I am misunderstanding.
A joke it is.

Are you sure about that? Maybe BRCellular can be called into question but there are companies out there vying for UPRR's business....and as part of that the subject of a tower in Gerlach has been discussed. That is an absolute fact.

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 1:14 am

Well just checked my email and it seems that this wireless thing is very real.

Oh and it's great to see scotto
posting.

The CO · Post by **The CO** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 8:49 am

Thank god! Now I can ignore my cell phone on the playa as well!

Megaflow · Post by **Megaflow** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:18 am

sounds like April fools

MrMullen · Post by **MrMullen** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 2:57 pm

iunones wrote:I am a little distressed. I haven't been to Burning Man yet, but I was previously led to believe there would be no commerce on the playa. Something about the word 'decommodification'. As well, this leads me to believe that the principle of radical self-reliance isn't being upheld here.

Please tell me that this is a joke, or that I am misunderstanding.

Please.

Please check your local calendar and notice the April 1st date.

Tiahaar · Post by **Tiahaar** » Sat Apr 01, 2006 10:01 pm

scotto wrote:BRCellular Launches Wireless Phone Service...

Black Rock City, NV --- Amidst rampant media speculation, BRCellular today announced it will provide Wireless Phone Service to the annual festival known as Burning Man, scheduled for August 28 - September 4, 2006.

BRCellular, a 4 year old company, has just finished construction on its new Data Center and Corporate Headquarters, in the fast growing town of Black Rock City, NV. The town's central location to its Western Operations and its new partnership with BMORG made this site a easy choice.

http://www.brcellular.com

Most Excellent!! I've signed up Camp Palomino for both a kiosk and advertising and am greedily counting the profit-soon-to-be and ordering a new Prevost for me and my homies.

ampersandy · Post by **ampersandy** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:57 am

MrMullen wrote:
iunones wrote:I am a little distressed. I haven't been to Burning Man yet, but I was previously led to believe there would be no commerce on the playa. Something about the word 'decommodification'. As well, this leads me to believe that the principle of radical self-reliance isn't being upheld here.

Please tell me that this is a joke, or that I am misunderstanding.

Please.
Please check your local calendar and notice the April 1st date.

For reassurance, read the fine print at the bottom edge of any page at brcellular.com -- then be sure to sign up for a kiosk ad or a prepaid phone card!

iunones · Post by **iunones** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:57 pm

Got me. Definitely. But it should say something about how fragile an idea can be in someone's mind.

Light and Love to all that came to reassure and poke fun...
Sasha

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 2:24 pm

Strictly speaking, I think wireless VOIP has been "available" for a few years now.

phil · Post by **phil** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:44 pm

Bob wrote:Strictly speaking, I think wireless VOIP has been "available" for a few years now.

I've had wireless since Louise and I started going in '96.

LOUISE! I need help NOW! Please.

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:10 pm

Bob wrote:Strictly speaking, I think wireless VOIP has been "available" for a few years now.

Bob always knows.

Hey, any VOIP over IPV6 out there?

.............. Well and The K. and LRB........Spanky.........Ra........somebody????????

Should work excellent by now.

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:16 pm

Or,

I’ll find out myself.

Worked kinda when I was there (BRC.) last. (A few years ago. not w/BM.)

on a pocket PC, Siemens and Dolphin.

Company issue of course.

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 8:37 pm

As far as "wireless" goes satellite phones work great out there.

hunter S · Post by **hunter S** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:31 pm

I don't know what the big stink is over? we had great cell reception in "05" all our camp mates found us via cell phones!

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:38 pm

hunter S wrote:I don't know what the big stink is over? we had great cell reception in "05" all our camp mates found us via cell phones!

See!

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:39 pm

anybody 3g or gprs?

iunones · Post by **iunones** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 9:52 pm

I think the big deal was the kiosks. The branding of BRC and BMOrg to create a 'commodity'. Not necessarily the use of cell phones on the playa. But since it was an April Fool's joke, it really isn't a big deal. So let us all go forth and worry on this no more!

Light and love,
Sasha

hunter S · Post by **hunter S** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:03 pm

iunones, your killing me !!! don't tell me you didn't try your phone on the plyay? it's got to be the best kept secret going. kee is to be right behind the coffee station in center camp. service is so if'ee but we found if you stand right behind the coffee service, you pick up a signal! larry orders in coffee every morning so it's their!

Rockdad · Post by **Rockdad** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:08 pm

Another good way is to boost the power of your phone we just pull the battery out and hook up jumper cables up to the little gold battery connectors if you run the idle up you can get a great connection...

DVD Burner · Post by **DVD Burner** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:23 pm

iunones · Post by **iunones** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 7:10 am

Hunter S - as I stated in my first post - I haven't been to the playa yet. So no...I didn't try my cell phone there. I hope to go this year, and will keep that tidbit of info in mind in case I need to use my phone.

Rockdad - thanks for the suggestion - I'll try not to blow up the battery while attempting that maneuver.

Lassen Forge · Post by **Lassen Forge** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:19 am

You want guaranteed phone service? Rent a satphone for the 2 weeks.

Piece of cake. Guaranteed to work.

Otherwise there are nexuses out there where you *can* hit a tower. Helps if you have your own tower and amp setup. Where? Classified info, sorry.

Get a ham radio license and communicate that way.

Or do without. >grins<

bb

Kinetic IV · Post by **Kinetic IV** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:25 am

I'll post this for informational purposes only, I don't endorse the site, don't have any ties to it whatsoever...it's simply a link to a commercial product or two that someone with a little electrical engineering background might be able to duplicate.

http://www.wpsantennas.com/

Again YMMV, don't ask me no questions and when it comes to cell phones I'll tell you no lies. All disclaimers apply, batteries not included. If it fails to work I had nothing to do with it, yada, yada, yada.

iunones · Post by **iunones** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:15 am

I opt for doing without, personally. Which is where all this started I think. I guess that my ideas of radical self reliance just doesn't include cell phones. Walkie talkies rock though. Do they work well on the playa?

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