I have one of those new flip phones. I often travel where there is no signal or a weak signal. My battery goes down very fast under those conditions. The phone maker says it is because the phone is constantly searching for a signal hence the dead battery.
As I understand it, at least with the digital phones, if they need more output they will up it, or drop the output power to save the battery. But what Im talking about was the old bag phones, that I keep plugged in (12V) to the MH all the time, and had an output of 3.0 Watts, vs 0.6 Watts max for the pocket jobs.
What does the FCC allow for the max output of digital cell signals? It sound like its 3.0 Watts.
It also sounds like there available for around $700. That figures.
But for $150. you can get those new emergency locators that work any where on earth, does anyone know anything about them. There a true satellite locator, but not a phone right?
Roy, Just keep your cell phone on charge all the time in your vehicle, it wont run out of power then.
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Cool Mike wrote: We had two cell phones, one regular little unit that only really works in and around cities, and an old 3 watt bag phone with an out side antenna that lived in the motor home.
We first got this bag phone in 1991, and when in the MH it was always the phone of choice, as it almost always worked.
But it was analog, and the service is being dropped, unless its digital.
That's great, to bad the little digital units dont work in the country, where we camp. I guess you can buy linear amplifiers to kick the output up, and that might help, add $300.+.
But I understand first responders get to keep them, Police, Fire, Etc. I sure hated to give it up.
Boy you are going to really pissed when you tv quits in feb.
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Apparently the flip phones are not as good with low signals as the somewhat older phones. I have an older Nokia 3589i. DW "needed" the latest phone with internet and e-mail access so she got a new one. Verizon wants me to get a new one also, but mine gets a call through when hers won't. It's a tri-mode (both digital and analog channels). Well, maybe it's bi-mode now.
Roy T wrote: I have one of those new flip phones. I often travel where there is no signal or a weak signal. My battery goes down very fast under those conditions. The phone maker says it is because the phone is constantly searching for a signal hence the dead battery.
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