Ship's Cell Tower On At Labadee?

[bilyclub]

I know that he ship's cell tower is off in port, but seeing how the infrastructure in Haiti is nonexistent, is the cell tower kept on when docked at Labadee ?

[Trainman-2]

Yes!

[Kcjarvis]

I know that he ship's cell tower is off in port, but seeing how the infrastructure in Haiti is nonexistent, is the cell tower kept on when docked at Labadee ?

 

I was there a few months ago and it was off.

[Hokiefan01]

The cell tower is off while in port. If you look on the ridge line in Labadee there is a huge tower covering that area of the Penninsula.

 

Hard to see in this photo but follow the ridge and there is what appears to be a really tall palm tree, this is the cell tower. I took this photo as I work in telecommunications and cell radios so showing folks at work the cell in Labadee.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7rTA80NbYalm1LDl7yiTww?feat=directlink

 

Even in poor countries the best way for people to get communication is cell phones. This covers a greater distance with less cost in these types of islands and situation. So everywhere a cruise ship goes these days there will be land based cell service.

[stones902]

The cell tower is off while in port. If you look on the ridge line in Labadee there is a huge tower covering that area of the Penninsula.

 

Hard to see in this photo but follow the ridge and there is what appears to be a really tall palm tree, this is the cell tower. I took this photo as I work in telecommunications and cell radios so showing folks at work the cell in Labadee.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/7rTA80NbYalm1LDl7yiTww?feat=directlink

 

Even in poor countries the best way for people to get communication is cell phones. This covers a greater distance with less cost in these types of islands and situation. So everywhere a cruise ship goes these days there will be land based cell service.

 

I can attest to this. I saw that "palm tree" and questioned why it was the only tree of it's type on that ridge. A couple of folks from California told me that they camouglage celltowers in some areas that way. First time I had ever seen anything like it.

[hess2201]

Love the giant "palm tree". heard many people talking/asking about it.