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echo: cellular
to: CORNELL RA
from: BLAKE BOWERS
date: 1996-09-27 18:51:00
subject: Why?

 CR> Sorry to jump in but I should warn you about the 3 W Phones.  Usually
 CR> in Big city areas the 3W phones only function at 0.6W (Standard for
Depends on the signal.
 CR> all personal flip or non flip Cell Phones)  Something to do about the
 CR> crowded areas and too many users per cell site.  The 3W works well
Nothing to do with crowded areas, nor the amount of users in the area.
What it does have to do with, is the fact if the cell site has a usable 
signal, it tells the phone to decrease power, to the minimum power needed
for a clear signal.
 CR> when you go out of town (i.e. 30 to 40KM out of town.)  I live in
 CR> Vancouver and I talked to a Cantel Area Technician about this.  Don't
If he gave you the reason of crowded areas, and too many users, he is not
much of a tech.
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