Comments on: Cascades of Phone Calls Show Relationships Between States http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/07/08/cascades-of-phone-calls-show-relationships-between-states/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Wed, 23 May 2012 19:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Derek http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/07/08/cascades-of-phone-calls-show-relationships-between-states/comment-page-1/#comment-1162046 Derek Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:31:22 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=30169#comment-1162046 That might be the most boring video on YouTube. That might be the most boring video on YouTube.

]]> By: David Lee http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/07/08/cascades-of-phone-calls-show-relationships-between-states/comment-page-1/#comment-1157554 David Lee Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:30:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=30169#comment-1157554 I would have thought Boise would register to San Francisco. Oh well. We're pretty self-sufficient. I would have thought Boise would register to San Francisco. Oh well. We’re pretty self-sufficient.

]]> By: Colin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/07/08/cascades-of-phone-calls-show-relationships-between-states/comment-page-1/#comment-1154504 Colin Sat, 09 Jul 2011 09:27:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=30169#comment-1154504 Not all that surprising, they are mostly empty expanses. Go through Wyoming and you can go three hours on the highway without seeing a town beyond the small 10 person popup towns for service stations. Likewise, the area also has the worst cell service in the country (excepting Alaska), making it harder to track calls from or to there using AT&T data. U.S. population map http://www.mapofusa.net/us-population-map.gif AT&T coverage map http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/partner.jsp#?type=voice Not all that surprising, they are mostly empty expanses. Go through Wyoming and you can go three hours on the highway without seeing a town beyond the small 10 person popup towns for service stations. Likewise, the area also has the worst cell service in the country (excepting Alaska), making it harder to track calls from or to there using AT&T data.

U.S. population map
http://www.mapofusa.net/us-population-map.gif

AT&T coverage map
http://www.wireless.att.com/coverageviewer/partner.jsp#?type=voice

]]> By: Wendy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/07/08/cascades-of-phone-calls-show-relationships-between-states/comment-page-1/#comment-1153499 Wendy Sat, 09 Jul 2011 03:49:58 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=30169#comment-1153499 What I find most surprising is the total lack of activity in the centre and north-centre of the country! What I find most surprising is the total lack of activity in the centre and north-centre of the country!

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