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Old 09-24-2013, 09:27 AM   #13
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The absolute theoretical maximum you could ever reach on a GSM cell phone is 21 miles.

Thats because at over 21 miles from the tower there are timing signals that do not work.

As a full disclosure this is not my first hand knowledge. One of the tech's I work with is a cell guru and he told me this. If he says it about cell phones I have very good confiudence that it it true. [/QUOTe

Thanks for the info...I'll have to learn some more before my winter trip..

Wonder if that is a limitation now because of digital phones...the old analog phones with a booster could reach out 80+.
Yes, it is a limitation of the technology. several years ago we turned down our old analog cell system at the Prudhoe Bay Oilfield where I work. This is a very remote place to say the least. People were very unhappy to say the least.
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