Mobile Phone Mast

Mobile phone masts, when powered, allow survivors to use mobile phones to leave messages for those on their Contacts List. Masts are mounted on the roofs of a variety of buildings.

From outside, a mast without power has the following description: There is a mobile-phone mast on the roof of the building. Setting up and fueling a generator inside the building changes the external description to: On the roof of the building, the lights of a mobile-phone mast blink against the sky.

The masts themselves cannot be reached or attacked directly. A mast is disabled when the generator powering it runs out of fuel or is destroyed.

The Game Statistics page has info on what percentage of the network is currently running; presumably, since there are 100 suburbs in Malton, each mast represents one percent of the total network.

Current Mobile Network Coverage: 29% as of 9:03 PM, 6 November 2008 (MST)

Mapped Active Network Coverage: 1% as of 19:33, 6 August 2008 (BST) -- Discrepancy of 27 masts.

	Short-wave Radio Info
	This group or location has a dedicated radio frequency. Frequency: 27.10 MHz Transmitter Coordinates: Mobile Phone Mast Status Monitor -- http://tinyurl.com/qvew4

Locations

All mast locations have been reported by members of the Wiki community.

The Unofficial Map graphically indicates the locations of buildings with masts.

The Mobile-Phone Mast Information Center has a full list of danger reports, this is a better page is you want to know the status of the buildings, rather than of the masts they contain. The MPM Status Map shows the same information graphically.

To update the status of a mast you should update the Danger Report for the building containing the mast. You can link to the report by clicking the building's name on the sorted list, or by clicking the building's co-ordinates on the map. Change the "mast_status=" line of the danger report according to the definitions provided below. You must sign the report as the timestamp provided in your signature is the same timestamp displayed here to ensure the data is recent.

The following are the working definition for the status chart below:

• active = Service has been positively confirmed in suburb.
• nofuel = The presence of a generator has been confirmed, but it is out of fuel.
• destroyed = The lack of a generator has been confirmed. Fuel and a generator are needed to return the mast to active status.
• ruined = The mast building is ruined. A toolbox, generator, and fuel will be required to restore the mast to working order.
• occupied = One or more zombies have taken up residence in the Mast Building. A lot of firepower and maybe some team work will be needed to get the Mast up and running again. Is most likely ruined.
• inactive = There is no service in the suburb, but for an unknown reason.
• activeold, nofuelold, destroyedold, ruinedold, occupiedold and inactiveold = Service to the suburb has not been checked in the last 5 days Activeold suburbs are not included in the "mapped active network coverage" at the top of the page.
• unknown = Service to the suburb has not been checked in the last 10 days. The goal is to have no suburbs in this state

Listen on 27.10 for new status reports. Occasionally tag or pirate-broadcast this url -- http://tinyurl.com/qvew4 -- so that others know to listen and update this list.

At most, a generator fueling a Phone Mast will last five days from the time of fueling. All 'active' masts whose timestamp is more than five days old ought to be reclassified as 'activeold.'

Please note that a bot has been created to take care of marking statuses as 'old' or unknown as nessessary. This does not prevent you from changing statuses yourself provided that they have passed the proper 5 or 10 day limit.

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The following depict suburbs that have not been updated in the past 5 days.

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Alphabetical List

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Suburb Map

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World Map

Mobile Phone Masts are shown in Green. The original version of this map can be seen here.

Mobile Network Maintenance Teams

Want to maintain phone masts across Malton or just the one in your suburb? Add your group to the list! Include a timestamp so everyone will know if it's up to date. You may copy your entry from previous year to current year if still doing active work on masts.

2009

Active groups going into 2009:

• The frequently under-fire mobile phone mast in Stabury Village (the Sertin Building) is currently being guarded by the Blues Brothers, who've made the Sertin Building their HQ. --Jake'Blues 09:33, 19 December 2008 (UTC)

2008

Currently active groups for 2008:

• While this group is not technically a phone pole maintainence group, the Freelance Military Operations is currently maintaining the phone pole in the Osbourne Building in Fryerbank, anyone interested in joining, please broadcast to Radio Frequency 27.47 or post on our forums at http://jaquedelamorte.proboards47.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1. Treviabot92 04:01, 3 May 2008 (BST)

• Malton Telephone (MalTel) is currently the main group devoted to maintaining the network of phone masts; anyone interested in joining is advised to contact them via Radio Frequency 27.10. Meridian100 13:02, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

• Quarlesbank: The Elson Phone Mast Building Caretakers is currently maintaining The Elson Building. 17:11, 29 May 2008 (BST)

• Rolt Heights: Kract Jaw will work to keep the phone mast in Rolt Heights up and running. We can be reached by radio at the frequency 26.55. 24:15, 22 January 2008 (MST)

2007

Groups active for 2007 (and early 2008 if updated later in the year):

• Chancelwood: THEM, the defenders of Haslock use mobile phones extensively and are keeping the tower active. JackGoodaxe 06:46, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

• The Dunell Hills Police Department is currently maintaining the phone masts within the Dunell Military Zone.

• Dulston: The Electric Light Torchestra is currently providing light in all buildings of Dulston. They also power Parrott Towers' mobile phone mast. (Join us! we can use help enlightening ... and we are pretty organized.) 18:07, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

• Earletown: BOW is keeping the tower active, the one in Pashenton most times as well. --N0TAPYR0 12:28, 9 June 2007 (BST)

• East Grayside: S.T.A.R.S. has offered help in maintaining the mast in East Grayside. Mast is powered and EHB --Tito Pulo 21:52, 17 May 2007 (BST)

• Fryerbank: Dragonhead along with Mast Supervisor Private Ninja or DK13 help to maintain the mast at the Underdown BuildingHomuncubish 12:09, 15 August 2007 (BST)

• Kempsterbank: The Knights Templar have been, still are, and probably will be powering and watching over the mobile phone mast here. 07:40, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

• Old Arkham: The Reformed Old Arkham Republic is maintaining the phone mast in Old Arkham 15:32, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

• Pescodside: The group PDA has taken up the responsibility of maintaining and defending the mobile phone mast on The Farbrother Building 01:48, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

• Reganbank: Clan Hometwig and the Redneck 'lil Boys are making sure that the phone network stays up in this area. 19 August 2007

• Rhodenbank: The Rhodenbank Civil Defense Corps will continue to keep watch over the mobile phone mast located in, you guessed it, Rhodenbank. 05:48, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

• Raines Hills: The Special Recon Unit is maintaining the mast in Raines Hills. Mast destroyed 3/25/2007

• Spicer Hills: This Phone Mast maintained by SHART.--Mack Smith 20:12, 10 September 2007 (BST)

• Wray Heights: lamas deadly flock is going to help the mast in Wray. 05:28, 13 April 2007 (BST)

• Wyke Hills: Tactical Area Rescue is volunteering to maintain the phone mast in Wyke Hills. 19:27, 2 February 2007 (UTC)

2006

• Edgecombe: The neighboring CDF, local EEMS, MFD & Neighborhood Watch actively maintain & secure the phoneline in Edgecombe. Dec 12th , 2006

Past

Older maintenance groups, include date for last known mast activity for history tallying:

• The great Independent Nation of Owsleybank keeps a proper connection running day and night from Dobin Auto Repair in Owsleybank to the world.

• Pennville Freedom Movement has been keeping the phone mast building secured and powered in Pennville.

I just visited Pennville; they are not active. I found an unoccupied but caded mast building with an old MalTel grafitti in it. Asheets 20:20, 5 February 2007 (UTC)

• The Channel 4 News Team has volunteered to maintain mobile phone service in the Caiger Mall area, thus further supporting their brothers, the Caiger Mall Survivors.

• The Creedy Defense Force has volunteered to maintain mobile phone service in the four subs around the Fort Creedy area. The Creedy Area Network: If no one else can the CDF CAN

• The ROACH Klips have volunteered to help try and maintain mobile phone service in Roachtown. Any assistance would be welcomed!

• The Abandoned keeps the generator at the Yagoton tower running.

I'm at the Yagoton tower now, and it looks abandoned (bad pun ,I know). Seriously, though... there are about 150 infected humans in a 4 block radius of the mast, and no working hospitals. Asheets 16:22, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

• Select members of the Bale Mall Elite help keep the generators running in East Boundwood and Yagoton.

• The Warseers are maintaining the Mobile Phone mast in Eastonwood, and will continue to until =][= FURTHER RECORDS PURGED =][=.

• The Garniss Border Patrol are keeping the phone mast in Scarletwood up and running.

• Haven Radio is currently aiding MalTel in the maintenance of the cell mast in Pashenton. (EDIT: Haven Radio has not been seen anywhere around the mast in weeks, if any groups or people are willing to assist keeping this up, please contact us in Pashenton. Thank you!)

• The Malton Postal Service has set up a regional mail processing center in Santlerville and will maintain the phone mast there as part of this facility.

• The Shearbank Resistance is maintaining the phone mast in Shearbank.

• Doveton Towers Mobile Phone Mast Support Team keeping your cell going and going and going in Osmondville

I just was in Osmondville, and found the mast unmanned. Asheets 16:14, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

• Canadians-in-Malton have volunteered to Maintain Moblie Phone Service to Vinetown Any Assistance is Greatly Appreciated.

• OMC helps every mast in malton

Mobile Network Destruction Teams

Want to destroy phone masts across Malton or just the one in your suburb? Add your group to the list! Include a timestamp so everyone will know if it's up to date. You may copy your entry from previous year to current year if still doing active work on masts.

2008

• Dead Air is working to maintain a level of silence across Malton. 16:00, 10 July 2008 (BST)
• The Jenova's Witnesses are dedicated to destroying mobile phone masts in an aid to complete their mission.
• Permazombie is dedicated to perpetually keeping the Judgewood mast offline. Asheets 16:00, 10 July 2008 (BST)

2007

• the soft parade has taken up a vendetta against telephone masts everywhere, following the theft of the soft parade's radio frequency at 26.54 by the Mobile Phone Mast Status Report team.

Images

The previous system included the following images presented for historical information:

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