The incident raised concerns about mobile phone signals in elevators"If there had been a cell phone signal in the elevator, it might have prevented the tragedy, at least not being trapped for nearly three hours." Ms. Wang, a resident of Haikou, saw a report in the Southern Metropolis Daily on December 26, "He climbed out of the car and fell to his death just after the elevator door opened". Reporters visited Haikou many residential areas found that some residential elevator and underground garage mobile phone signal is poor or no signal.

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Elevators and underground garages have poor reception

"Going into the elevator, gotta go, I'll call you back." Reporters visited Haikou Hongcheng Lake Road, Wenming Road, Qiuhai Avenue, Haiken Road, Yusha Road and other residential areas, found that most of the mobile phone signal in the elevator is relatively weak, underground parking garage also exists a similar situation.

Mr. Sun, who lives in the Golden City of Chuhai Avenue, felt deeply. "It took me more than 10 minutes to drive to the underground garage and park. There was no signal on my mobile phone. Once I missed two important business calls, which almost caused losses." Mr. Sun said, for this he specially dealt with the leakage service to remind business, "the signal is not good to receive, but fortunately there is a reminder, you can find and call back." This situation, the community elevator also exists, the reporter experience, in the community elevator to dial the phone signal intermittent, unable to talk normally.

The elevator of Zhonghan Building in Wenming Middle Road had no signal at all. "Every time I want to get into the elevator, I can only hang up the phone helplessly, and wait for the signal to call the elevator." Mr. Wang said his job relies on his mobile phone and he has to explain himself before and after he gets into the elevator and when he rides. "If there is no telephone installed in the elevator or bell, once the elevator failure, mobile phone and no signal, is really called every day should not, called the ground is not working." Mr. Wang thinks.

In some communities, there are notices posted in the elevator by all operators that the signal has been covered in this elevator (area), but the mobile phone signal is not stable or even no signal. "There was always no service, and even in the corridors the signal started to break down." Live IN THE red CITY LAKE ROAD State to the apartment for more than 12 years of Ms. Wang, the community's elevator and the garage, Unicom's mobile phone number all "no service", and mobile and telecommunications in the elevator signal is relatively stable. Underground garage signal is the worst, showing intermittent state.

Emergency numbers such as 110 or 119 could not be dialed or connected from elevators and underground garages with unstable or no signal at all.

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Elevator coverage signal critical can save lives

Some citizens believe that the tragedy of Mr. Ye in the waterfront sunshine community also reminds a point: the elevator this confined moving space should cover the mobile phone signal, which is the signal of life, can timely save lives.

Living in Haikou red city Lake Road four seasons Huating Longcheng residential district, Ms. Feng said, the elevator and underground garage in the community mobile phone signal is better, can be normal phone. "If I get stuck in an elevator, besides ringing the alarm bell inside the elevator, I can also call the outside world for help." Feng said that she once encountered an elevator malfunction, but the community security timely through monitoring, and she also promptly called a friend for help, less than a few minutes out of trouble.

"If the elevator breaks down and the trapped person is suffering from a special disease or injury, in case the elevator alarm fails to attract rescue, such as Mr. Ye's, the mobile phone you carry with you will save your life." Mr. Li, who has been renting Huaqiang community in Haikou for more than three years, said that the elevator signal in the community is better. "It is actually far away from my work, but the community is safe and the elevator signal is good, so I live at ease." Mr. Li believes that the elevator signal is smooth, so that residents live up to a sense of security.

Living in the water bank sunshine residential area Wu uncle thinks that Mr. Ye was trapped after the elevator, if there is a cell phone signal in the elevator, he can call 119, request professional rescue officers and soldiers to rescue, can completely avoid the tragedy. "When he was trapped, he was on the phone. It was clear on the cameras. If his call had gone out, the outcome would have been different." Mr. Weng, Mr. Ye's friend, agreed that the elevator, which is covered with cellphone signals, could play a lifesaving role in critical moments.