questions for cell techies

jimz · Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

I am thinking of switching services, however
I asked the new cell phone company for a loaner
to check out my coverage. They gave me a phone,
and it works great in all the areas I travel.

My question is this,
Can this loaner telephone be given high priority over
the usual service ? I know that the technology that
runs this stuff is ourtragously sophisticated and they
can actually "aim" signals directly at your location.

I have also heard that the cell tower tells your phone
how much power to use, when to switch towers,
etc., etc. If they know what phone
I have, can they bias the system to boost preformance ?

Jim

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jimz · Joined: 22 Feb 2008 Posts: 2

Thanks for the reply.

I guess I should stop being so cynical.

Jim

"Evan Platt" wrote in message @4ax.com...
> On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:17:50 GMT, "jimz" wrote:
>
>>I am thinking of switching services, however
>>I asked the new cell phone company for a loaner
>>to check out my coverage. They gave me a phone,
>>and it works great in all the areas I travel.
>>
>>My question is this,
>>Can this loaner telephone be given high priority over
>>the usual service ? I know that the technology that
>>runs this stuff is ourtragously sophisticated and they
>>can actually "aim" signals directly at your location.
>
> Technically? Yes, it probably could.
>
>>I have also heard that the cell tower tells your phone
>>how much power to use, when to switch towers,
>>etc., etc. If they know what phone
>>I have, can they bias the system to boost preformance ?
>
> Again? Technically, yes. But I doubt they'd bother.
>
> Almost every cellular company allows for a 30 (or 15) day 'trial'. Buy
> a phone. If it doesn't work, return it.
> --
> To reply via e-mail, remove The Obvious from my e-mail address.

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