🚀 go-pugleaf

yes... but he did mention extreme distances...

until the cost comes down to 20 cents a min I ain't using no satellite
phone on my multi-million dollar mega-yacht... :-)


M

repatch wrote:
> 
> I didn't know that, nevertheless you are talking about an extreme situation
> which most will not encounter.
> 
> "Mark L. Lade" <hm.ladeNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:3ADCAC1A.52926FB7@sympatico.ca...
> > the concept being, get a tower tall enough, and CDMA will get you
> > anywhere the tower can see.... Globalstar uses IS-95 for its satellite
> > up and downlink....
> >
> > M
> >
> > repatch wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes I have, but not many people consider that to be a traditional PCS
> > > network. And even with that you won't go 12500 miles alone the Earth,
> that's
> > > into space. TTYL
> > >
> > > "Helen & Mark Lade" <hm.lade@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
> > > news:3ADC52D0.E535FD80@sympatico.ca...
> > > > he isn't, ever hear of globalstar?
> > > >
> > > > M
> > > >
> > > > repatch wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > "Al Klein" <nxyrva@ivyyntrarg.pbz> wrote in message
> > > > > news:8v8ndtgs395egi7tbktc9lirmofruuuc9s@4ax.com...
> > > > > > On Mon, 16 Apr 2001 23:24:08 GMT,
> felstead1@spamless.optushome.com.au
> > > > > > (David Felstead) posted in alt.cellular:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >On Mon, 16 Apr 2001 21:37:12 GMT, "GrantB" <grant@spice.girls>
> wrote
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >>does anyone know the real coverage capability of a CDMA cell? Is
> it
> > > over
> > > > > the
> > > > > > >>horizon? If so, what is the latency? What is the power
> requirement
> > > for a
> > > > > > >>handset?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >Telstra was flogging a magic figure of 'up to 120km' from each
> cell.
> > > > > > >Not sure how or why though, sorry.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Depends on the height of the cell.  If the cell is high enough,
> the
> > > > > > range is 12,500 miles.
> > > > >
> > > > >     I hope you're kidding there. TTYL