On 28/01/2011 5:56 PM, Darren New wrote:
> Stephen wrote:
>> I would have thought that with either all those open spaces or canyon
>> buildings, reception would be patchy. Well you live and learn.
>
> Verison uses CDMA. CDMA works better in canyons because there's lots of
> nice reflective surfaces to bounce the signal off to route it where it's
> going.
>
> Most verison fones have three or four antennas (well, "fingers", but
> think of them as antennas) which they time-shift to make reflections add
> instead of cancel.
>
Magic! :-)

>> Did I ever mention that I used to use flight simulators? I spent hours
>> on FS4. So much so my wife bought me a flying lesson for my 40th
>> birthday. How could I have forgotten that I suffer from acrophobia?
>> I’ve not used a flight simulator since.
>
> That's one of the funnier stories I've heard lately. Thank you.
>
My pleasure.

>>>> OK these were handhelds with power to reach the horizon.
>>> The horizon is a long ways away. ;-)
>> About 15 miles, all round. ;-)
>
> Not from in an airplane.
>

No an oil platform about 150 feet above sea level.

-- 
Regards
     Stephen

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