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25th June 2020, 13:49 | #1 |
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M11 - a warning
Travelling north on the new section of the M11 (the recently opened bit) on Tuesday evening, I had a problem with the car (not a 75 or ZT I hasten to add). Nursed it into one of the SOS emergency bays, and picked up the phone. It could be heard dialling, but there was no response. Tried several times to no avail, before switching to my mobile, which wouldn't work either! As I was only about a mile from Cambridge Services, I risked nursing the car there, and coincidentally pulled in behind a Highway Patrol Officer's vehicle, so I spoke to him about the SOS phone. He replied that there are a number on that stretch which cannot get a signal, including mobiles! Whilst I was talking to him, he got a message to say that I had been spotted in the SOS bay and reported by a member of the public! I would at least have expected the screens to be monitored in this area if the signal is poor or non-existent. So much for the trumpeting of this stretch opening on time and below budget! Of little use if it doesn't work!
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26th June 2020, 01:52 | #3 |
I really should get out more.......
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It's now a shorter journey if you're heading west on the A14 but a bit longer if north up the A1.
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26th June 2020, 05:35 | #4 |
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I used to use the A14 quite a bit and always found many reception dead spots on the mobile phone.
And that was with a fitted car kit with external antenna on the roof of the car, sounds like things have not improved. |
26th June 2020, 08:26 | #5 |
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Before I retired I was a radio engineer, and for many years working with the Police and Fire installing their radios and mobile phones (bricks), and later, phone holders for true mobiles.
We had a rep (who also was a designer) I dealt with for parts and kits. We were talking about mobile phone aerials one day (some of the Fire Officers were fussy about installations on their cars) Very often fitting an external phone aerial was less efficient than using the phone's internal aerial. Also poor signals inside buildings (offices) were worsened by using an aerial attachment to try to improve the signal. After that I did some signal tests with my test equipment, his point was proven! But as usual style is what sells. It looks cool to have a "shark fin" on your roof.... |
28th June 2020, 16:24 | #6 |
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I saw on google maps that it is named the M14
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30th June 2020, 14:45 | #7 |
I really should get out more.......
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They were applying to have it designated as a motorway as it's up to m'way spec' but l guess the signs were already made.
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