Posted on 07/30/2017 9:57:42 AM PDT by BenLurkin
If you plan to livestream next month’s solar eclipse from one of the prime viewing spots...
“We’re expecting a good experience but there will be times at peak where the network will struggle,” said Paula Doublin, assistant vice president for construction and engineering for AT&T, the nation’s second-largest provider.
Some communities are hosting eclipse-watch gatherings that are expected to draw tens of thousands of people.
The 6,700 residents of Madras, Oregon, will be far outnumbered by visitors, and Verizon, AT&T and Sprint all plan to bring portable towers for its event.
AT&T will deploy eight portable cell towers across the country — in Madras and Mitchell, Oregon; Columbia, Owensville and Washington in Missouri; Carbondale, Illinois; Hopkinsville, Kentucky; and Glendo Reservoir, Wyoming.
“It is very much akin to a national championship week that occurs with the NCAA or pro sports, except it’s happening in a 3,000-mile-long band,” Doublin said.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
We’re going to Nashville. Lowe’s sells the glasses for viewing safely. Get you some before they’re gone.
Asheville’s outside the band. Head south to Greenville SC.
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Asheville is Demon Central!
Sungod Worshipers galore.
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Yep, National Geographic is the biggest wackadoodle club of all!
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>> “We are driving 4 hours to Kentucky to see the total eclips.” <<
Why ????
I means absolutely nothing.
What a waste of fuel!
Are you a sun god worshiper?
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At least they aren’t taking the Lear Jet to Nova Scotia.
“Asheville’s outside the band. Head south to Greenville SC.”
Yep. But then again Asheville will have 99%+.
Where I’m at it’s gonna be 99.75%. That extra quarter of one percent isn’t worth the hassle of driving a few miles SW in the traffic mess that will be created by everyone driving to totality.
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