Sydney South West to go Silent
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:14 pm
The system still functions surprisingly well on 1-2 bars of GPRS reception as well.citabria wrote:No - according to the article it's based on Telstra 4G service.
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The system still functions surprisingly well on 1-2 bars of GPRS reception as well.citabria wrote:No - according to the article it's based on Telstra 4G service.
That's a big call.Mr Flibble wrote:Those MDT's were shit full stop. It's only in the last few years that I think hardware has gotten to the level that it needs to be rugged, easy to read and operable with gloves on in a truck and the HP Toughpads being used are definitely best of breed in that field.
The software is also being vigorously tested, designed and customised for FRNSW rather than shoe horning some application in to "Do the job".
It won't be without it's issues to begin with but it will be way better than any Roadside Assistance or TAXI MDT.
I wouldn't say this is always the case though - those Motorola APX6000's are about as good as it gets! They also support Phase 2 trunking which will double site capacity if they ever decide to upgrade the infrastructure..JAFO wrote:At the end of the day, FRNSW are a NSW Government Department and the quality of the gear purchased is based on the "very best of the very cheapest gear available"
Yea there are some things that do suprise, like the fact we have Scania's Truck's for appliances.citabria wrote:I wouldn't say this is always the case though - those Motorola APX6000's are about as good as it gets! They also support Phase 2 trunking which will double site capacity if they ever decide to upgrade the infrastructure..JAFO wrote:At the end of the day, FRNSW are a NSW Government Department and the quality of the gear purchased is based on the "very best of the very cheapest gear available"
When you say MDT, do you mean the iPad with the response code buttons?JAFO wrote:Well the SW went live with their MDT's connected to ESCAD about two weeks ago. The talk is, the rollout of MDT's across the state into the fleet will commence in August and take about 18 months.
Yea Mike, Mr Flibble is correct, there more like a toughbook Tablet.Mike Alpha wrote:When you say MDT, do you mean the iPad with the response code buttons?JAFO wrote:Well the SW went live with their MDT's connected to ESCAD about two weeks ago. The talk is, the rollout of MDT's across the state into the fleet will commence in August and take about 18 months.
Mike
OK ta.JAFO wrote:Yea Mike, Mr Flibble is correct, there more like a toughbook Tablet.
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