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paolo,Aug 28 2006, 05:34 PM Wrote:No body seemed to comment on the second part, so Im assuming your all ok with paying $5 extra /mo to use your analog handset just like cingular is doing in the states? they already started charging people this fee.  oh and Pigeon, Digital transmissions, such as CDMA/GSM and TDMA are NOT line of site. they use the same airwaves as analog, heck they even use the same frequency range, 800-1900 mhz.    Older Analog phones were capable of 3 watts, but require a suitcase to be carried arroudn with you, plus not to mention the high level of SAF energy being absorbed into your head..  no one is worried about this?  Digital phones are generally have the lowest SAF ratings and generally can still transmit at up to 2 watts with 1/10000 the size unit, CDMA IS digital too just incase you forgot..  Remember, I did not post this thread to hear how much you hate rogers, thats fine if you hate them, but I'm talking about Analog... which Bell and Telus and Aliant and MTS are still heavily using...
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I'm not knocking Rogers personally.....All the cell companies have hte things that they do that make them suck (at times) I'm just saying that it seems that Rogers is sorta boughting that htey are pushing their customers out of the service that works for them and into something they don't like or won't be able to use all the time/for a while.

And digital and analog signals aren't hte same. An digital signal and analog signal Propigate differently. Digital go in a "direct line" as far as a radio or tel-com tech would learn it as and an analog signal propigates in more of an arch or sign wave signal. I only know this because I work on Radios/ RADARS and tel-com (telephones/cell phones) on a daily basis. We use analog cells in CFS ALERT, NWT (approx 2hr flight from Russia) and get some signal. but a digital phone has never worked up their.

I like digital (for when I'm travelling) cause I pretty much know that it will work anywhere. But I use my digital cuse it got 10-4/text and internet. so they both work for me and I 'm not giving either up for no one without a fight. Thats all I was trying to get across. Sorry if my opinion offended you.