Re: Loss of analog cell phone in remote areas?

In <1189004772.652190.314460@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hancock4@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

Sometime next year analog cell phone service will cease and everyone
will have to use digital. Old analog cell phones will cease to work.

But will digital phones be strong enough to work in remote areas? As
I understand it, people in remote areas continue to use the older
analog 'bag" phones because they have a higher powered signal
necessary to reach the distant towers. Tiny digital handsets won't
have that capability.

It's actually more a function of the antenna than
power, but yes, it's a real issue.

(With the "bag phones" you could use a car rooftop
antenna. Since it was outside the car, and also had
a ground plane, it was much, much, better than
the stuff in your hand).

Is anyone familiar with this issue and how it will be addressed?

Eyup. It's called "tough ***".



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