In my day, cell phones came in a baaggg!!! And that's they way we liked it!!!
Posted on 12/03/2015 10:06:14 AM PST by the scotsman
'Ever suspected that your £600, top-of-the-range smartphone is not as good for basic communications as the mobile you used a decade ago? Now there is official confirmation you are probably right.
A study commissioned by the industry regulator Ofcom has found that for all the technology packed into flagship devices by Apple, Samsung and others, a handset costing a fraction of the price typically provides better signal performance for voice calls and texts.
The research, conducted in controlled lab conditions on a selection of popular smartphones and non-smart phones currently on the market, found that on a 2G network the cheaper handsets were much better at picking up weak signals. Some smartphones require a minimum signal 10 times stronger than the best non-smart phone before they can make or receive a call, according to Ofcom’s research.'
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Don’t, I saw a guest on CNBC that owns a lot of cell towers in NY city and they ask him why todays phones experience dropped calls so much in the city. His explanation: smart phones primary purpose now is texting, surfing, running apps, all priority over talking. The circuitry and antenna primary purpose is no longer voice transmission and reception.
Sorry for the double post.
I don't believe it. We're years away from being able to transmit the spoken word over the airwaves. Who are these people kidding?
I wish I’d kept my old Razr, it was a very good phone.
In my day, cell phones came in a baaggg!!! And that's they way we liked it!!!
Tell me the name of the app when you find it!
My first cell phone call was from the Daytona Beach jail. Little did I know cell phone calling would be the rage 50 years later...
I really LOL’ed there thanks!
Knew it!!!!! Just bought a used Samsung M400 and happier than heck with it. /sarc
I noted back ten years ago that when school let out....for the day ..that connections for voice were much harder to come by..and assumed that the “students” were getting priority for their text messages.
Its nice to see some verification of my suspicions
I never get one bar...from inside my own home...nothing.
Thank you.
Naughty, naughty, lol.
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