On 05-18-97 BUD JAMISON wrote to MARTIN NIEMEYER... 
 
  -> Do you have any idea why the range and clarity suffers from being 
  -> digital? I don't know anything about digital, but I know that one 
  -> of 
  -> the things touted about the 900 mhz digital cordless phones is that 
  -> they have a digital signal, and because of this it has greater 
  -> range 
  -> and a more clear audio signal. I tend to disbelieve this myself, 
 
 BJ> PCS does NOT have more range.  It has far LESS range.  One of the 
   > design 
   > features of it is that there have to be 'repeaters' every few blocks, 
   > instead of every few miles like in normal cellphones. 
 
   > I haven't known anyone with a true digital cellphone, but I suspect 
   > they'll perform about the same as normal ones.  Any Public Service 
   > agency that I know of that has used digital trunking has had problems, 
   > and encryption is even worse in regard to range and conversion 
   > 'clarity'. 
 
I think you might be confused about what they are saying here.  They 
are talking about cordless phones and not cellular phones. 
 
As for digital cellular phones, they do perform similar to the analog 
ones in range, but when you reach the fringe of the cell, instead of 
static, you will have breaks in the sound.  There is a slightly 
clearer conversation, due to the fact that it is digital, this is 
along the same lines as the CD's for the music community. 
 
Guy 
 
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