On 9/3/2012 1:07 PM, Darren New wrote:
> On 9/2/2012 17:28, Patrick Elliott wrote:
>> The same identical, save in electronic form,
>> technology is at the center of cell tower systems.
>
> Well, no, not really.
>
Odd then that, a few years back, she was recognized, finally, for having 
invented the idea, and it was attributed as one of the key features that 
make cell phone networks possible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedy_Lamarr

"Lamarr's and Antheil's frequency-hopping idea serves as a basis for 
modern spread-spectrum communication technology, such as Bluetooth, 
COFDM used in Wi-Fi network connections, and CDMA used in some cordless 
and wireless telephones."

So, OK, you may be generally correct, in that a lot of modern phones 
don't use CDMA any more. lol

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