What's the website where I can get power output ratings for various
cell phones. I want to compare them to find one that's strong enough
for me.

Thanks

mistergecko@hotmail.com (Keith D) wrote in article
<97f29096.0308312032.918d8cc@posting.google.com> :
> What's the website where I can get power output ratings for various
> cell phones. I want to compare them to find one that's strong enough
> for me.
>
> Thanks

All cell phones are limited by FCC rules to no more than .6 watts. Now
while some are more efficient at putting that power into the atmosphere
(mostly those that have external antennas) the overall power output is
controlled by the base stations as it tells the phone how much power to
put out.

Mark

[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

Like Mark said... That would be the gist of it. Although there are two
other factors that come in to play:

1) Transmit power output is also facilitated with a +/- variable... the
FCC dictates a power output of 600 milliwatts plus or minus a certain
factor .... Back in the days of 3 watt phones the variable was .5...

2) The front end of the phone is critical to call processing... if the
phone can not capture the signal from the site, or if it has a problem
maintaining that received signal, the call process will fail. Receiver
sensitivity is MORE important than power output. Your RSSI (received
signal strength indicator) does not reflect your phones power output! It
is a relative indicator of the power from the site your phone is
currently scanning. Get a better phone with a good receiver... I cant
recommend any of the new Verizon product... The Toshiba manufactured
Audiovox phones always worked well... I have a low opinion of most of
the new phones... the focus on call quality wanes in comparison to the
multi-media aspect of the phones...

P.S. Try toggling your QCP860 to analog for a test call... see what that
does and get back to us.
--
"It is what it is"


askme@askme.com (Mark F) wrote in article
<vl6c4v9am3urcf@corp.supernews.com>:
> mistergecko@hotmail.com (Keith D) wrote in article
> <97f29096.0308312032.918d8cc@posting.google.com> :
> > What's the website where I can get power output ratings for various
> > cell phones. I want to compare them to find one that's strong enough
> > for me.
> >
> > Thanks
>
> All cell phones are limited by FCC rules to no more than .6 watts. Now
> while some are more efficient at putting that power into the atmosphere
> (mostly those that have external antennas) the overall power output is
> controlled by the base stations as it tells the phone how much power to
> put out.
>
> Mark
>
> [posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

[posted via phonescoop.com - free web access to the alt.cellular groups]

>What's the website where I can get power output ratings for various
>cell phones.

They are limited by law to .6Watt. The cellular system steps the phone down
through 8 steps to the lowest power needed to make the call.

--
John S.
e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net

Keith D wrote:

> What's the website where I can get power output ratings for various
> cell phones. I want to compare them to find one that's strong enough
> for me.
>
> Thanks

The FAA has nothing to do with cell phone power. Perhaps you meant the FCC?

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Keith D wrote:
>
> What's the website where I can get power output ratings for various
> cell phones. I want to compare them to find one that's strong enough
> for me.
>
> Thanks

FAA is Federal Aeronautic Administration. I believe what you need to
web search under is FCC - Federal Communication Commission.