I would like to know if any MontrealTaxi fleets use data transmission terminals. If so, on what frequencies. Tks.
No one seems to know ?
I would guess there terminals are most likely DATA Cellular band (Internet)..
But most don't even have radios anymore, so that must have liberated a few frequencies..
Would like to know for sure, since it would be interesting if all the dispatch information was actually send trough the radio waves in some form of packet coding.
And this is where no one seems to know . Would have been something interesting to analyze if it was some sort of radio data transmission (not cellular)
I live and work here in the Ottawa area. The cab companies in Ottawa are using an EDACS based packet radio for their data comms (in the 800 mhz range I believe).
Not EDACS based and on VHF (not 800MHz). It's a continuation of the original Gandalf
CabMate which came in the lates 70's or early '80's. Original channels 166.11, 166.35, and 166.47
have been joined with a bunch more in the 162-170MHz range (some inputs above 170).
Dave