 Grail KnightQui audet adipisciturPremium
join:2003-05-31
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kudos:6 | Quick call tech support... Just kill off the cell phone sats.  |
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 oroperPatriots Rule
join:2004-06-01
Beverly, MA | I wonder if their tech support is US based or outsourced?? India anyone!!:D
They may tell u to reboot |
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 SpitefulCrowInsert Witty Tag HerePremium
join:2003-06-04
Berkeley, CA | reply to Grail Knight
For the nth time, cell phones don't use satellites. The energy required to propagate a signal that far and still have it be meaningful at the other end would drain the battery on a modern phone in about 30 minutes, I'd guess. Traditional cellular networks use big towers standing on the ground to provide coverage, with building-mounted panels in more urban areas to supplement that.
There are satellite phones, but they're larger, bulkier, and ridiculously expensive (pay per minute, usually something like $2 per minute). That's where those airphones you find on planes get their service, IIRC.
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 pcscdmaChocobo Chocobo Random BattlePremium
join:2004-01-14
Winterset, IA | Iridium's network works sort of like a cell phone. The cells are formed by spotbeams and are 30 miles in diameter. Most of the other satellite phone networks use stationary satellites. You point a panel antenna at the direction of it and select the band/frequency for the satellite you want.
»www.iridium.com/service/iri_serv···viceid=1
look at the "Network Coverage" popup
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the niTzPremium
join:2004-07-05
Sahuarita, AZ | reply to oroper
and unplug it and plug it back in |
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