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I leased an Infinity over a year ago... it has the same "problem": the connected features rely on an ATT 2G radio. They made me sign a form acknowledging it wou
by xenadu02 10y ago
I leased an Infinity over a year ago... it has the same "problem": the connected features rely on an ATT 2G radio. They made me sign a form acknowledging it would stop working January 1, 2017.
There is zero chance Muni wasn't aware of this. I have no idea why they didn't ask for money to upgrade the system earlier... it seems like a tailor-made situation to get a budget increase: legitimately blame it on someone else and use the largesse to buy a brand new much better system that you normally can't get approved.
- pnathan 10y agoSure there is. > There's no excuse for this happening -- AT&T announced the end of life of 2G four years ago in 2012. Now Muni claims that the shutdown took them by surprise and they are scrambling to replace all of the old 2G equipment Typically, what that means is, pulled out of the ciphered jargon, "Relevant technical information was not adequately conveyed to the appropriate management in such a fashion as to outlast political appointment churn, thus, the current execs had no idea". It's a two sided problem: well meaning and ignorant top levels and wellmeaning and poor communicating lower management. The other analysis is that the current leadership was hung out on a limb to dry by the people who did know it was a problem, and the current leadership couldn't surface the relevant information. :-)
- mcpherrinm 10y agoMuni has been upgrading the radios in the shelter signs over the last year, so they're definitely aware of it and have been working on it.