AT&T Becomes The Official Wireless Provider For U.S. Disney Parks

Horizons78

Horizons78

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nytimez said:
"It Can Wait" will have an ironic second meaning, given the nature of the connectivity (both wifi and cellular) at WDW.
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You've managed to discover the new resort wide official slogan:

What about this DHS expansion? - It can wait.
How about the Tiki Room refurb? - It can wait.
You know the Yeti broke right? - It can wait.
We really should put up those sneeze guards. - It can wait.
Monorail is on on fire. - It can wait.
The cinnamon buns are gone. - It can wait.
The Tree of Life fell over onto guests. - It can wait.
Shouldn't we finish Spaceship Earth? - It can wait.
We're out of Beverly. - It can wait.

Behold the power of a good marketing campaign...

:D

 
TP2000

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Maybe they can sponsor Spaceship Earth again? And then that old ride can get a decent rehab and finish the descent?

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wdwmagic

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Very significantly, it looks like some assistance to remove the load from the in-park WiFI is part of this:
  • More than 25 distributed antenna systems to increase the wireless capacity in areas with high mobile traffic
  • More than 350 small cells to extend network connectivity
  • 10 cell sites across Walt Disney World Resort to provide wide-ranging mobile service to guests
  • More than 40 repeaters to further enhance the mobile experience for both guests and Cast Members
 
englanddg

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wdwmagic said:
Very significantly, it looks like some assistance to remove the load from the in-park WiFI is part of this:
  • More than 25 distributed antenna systems to increase the wireless capacity in areas with high mobile traffic
  • More than 350 small cells to extend network connectivity
  • 10 cell sites across Walt Disney World Resort to provide wide-ranging mobile service to guests
  • More than 40 repeaters to further enhance the mobile experience for both guests and Cast Members
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While I'd rather it not be AT&T Wireless doing all this...I'm glad to see it happen.

Anyone know what's up with Verizon? I may be remembering wrong, but I thought them and Disney had a pretty close relationship going on (advertisements on Disney Busses, exclusive app, etc) at one point with them?
 
matt9112

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englanddg said:
While I'd rather it not be AT&T Wireless doing all this...I'm glad to see it happen.

Anyone know what's up with Verizon? I may be remembering wrong, but I thought them and Disney had a pretty close relationship going on (advertisements on Disney Busses, exclusive app, etc) at one point with them?
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exclusive apps? i have WDW on my ATT iphone?
 
Padraig

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englanddg said:
While I'd rather it not be AT&T Wireless doing all this...I'm glad to see it happen.

Anyone know what's up with Verizon? I may be remembering wrong, but I thought them and Disney had a pretty close relationship going on (advertisements on Disney Busses, exclusive app, etc) at one point with them?
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Verizon is CDMA right? That would be useless for a lot of tourists on roaming.
 
englanddg

englanddg

One Little Spark...
Padraig said:
Verizon is CDMA right? That would be useless for a lot of tourists on roaming.
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Yes it is. AT&T and T-Mobile are the only two major US carriers to use GSM, as I recall...

That being said, Sprint is also CDMA, and I've had loads of trouble with service there (mostly in the hotels). However, the Verizon Prepaid I bring as an emergency phone seemed (note, seemed) to work better...
 
devoy1701

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are they going to be responsible for the WiFi network as well? The press release just mentions the wireless network and talks about AT&Ts 4G network... My Verizon service has always been fine in the parks...but Wifi would be appreciated.
 
wdwmagic

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devoy1701 said:
are they going to be responsible for the WiFi network as well? The press release just mentions the wireless network and talks about AT&Ts 4G network... My Verizon service has always been fine in the parks...but Wifi would be appreciated.
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AT&T will be providing some Wi-Fi hot spots as part of this, but Disney's Wi-Fi will remain under Disney control.
 
bgraham34

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englanddg said:
Yes it is. AT&T and T-Mobile are the only two major US carriers to use GSM, as I recall...

That being said, Sprint is also CDMA, and I've had loads of trouble with service there (mostly in the hotels). However, the Verizon Prepaid I bring as an emergency phone seemed (note, seemed) to work better...
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Yes they are the only two.
 
DrewmanS

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AtHomeBoy_2000 said:
So.... this is a bit of an indictment of NextGen, huh? Even with $2billion they couldnt provide enough bandwidth for users.
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What makes you think this isn't part of NextGen? Disney is not going to build its own phone network. So you partner with AT&T to improve cell coverage and bandwidth with 4G speeds and increase free hot-spots to supplement in park Wi-Fi. You also get AT&T to help fund the project through sponsorships. Doesn't sound like an inditement to me.
 
MMFanCipher

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wdwmagic said:
AT&T will be providing some Wi-Fi hot spots as part of this, but Disney's Wi-Fi will remain under Disney control.
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Well then, Disney needs to put some effort into improving this, because when we were there at the beginning of
June the service was spotty. Which made using the MyExperence App rather hard. :)
 

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