Re: mobile data comm


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Hi all,

Does anyone know of a cheap mobile long distance (20+ miles) data
communication service that would work in a large city environment?

I'm looking into communication of prognostic data on vehicles.
Basically a bunch of vehicles would be traveling around within a
certain range of a main building. They would each send data back (say
once every 5 min) for processing.

Cost is a main factor. I've looked into cell modems, but I'm not aware
of any service without a substantial recurring cost. (For example $30/
month for 200 vehicles adds up fast). Radio modems can operate in
license free bands, but I'm worried about the amount of noise as well
as the distance that would be achievable in a city.

Any thoughts / relevant experiences would be appreciated.

Thanks

Andy

I think I would stick to mobile phone based technology. Perhaps try to do a
deal with a network provider to bring down the cost. I suspect it wouldn't
be trivial building a 200 node radio data network from scratch. It would be
like trying to reinvent wifi.

Phones would be cheaper to buy and maintain I suspect. Do the drivers have
company phones already?

How critical is the application? I mean if there was a fire or major traffic
jam in the city somewhere you could get thousands of people ringing their
family and friends and the phone network could grind to a halt for hours.



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