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Wireless Growth & Wireless Interference

Posted by Hemos on from the confusing-the-waves dept.

windowpain writes "An article in Monday's Washington Post says "The explosive growth of the mobile phone industry has crowded and tangled the nation's airwaves to such an extent that wireless company signals are increasingly interfering with emergency radio frequencies used by police and firefighters, public safety agencies said." Wifi is not a problem, evidently. Understandable, given its short range."

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  1. Re:Locally even worse... by che.kai-jei · · Score: 2, Funny

    "but on the other hand there are zones where one knows one will lose their cell phone signal; the worst two zones are adjacent to the CIA's facility and the Pentagon, for example"

    yeah but can't you guess why that is?

  2. Re:You'll need both by siskbc · · Score: 2, Funny
    right, point taken. I was too quick to say 'absolutely nothing.' Although, most of the problems described are probably still more to do with crappy receiving rather than transmitting.

    Well, assuming they spend more on the transmitter than you do on your cell phone, huh? ;) Although the way Sprint's been lately, I'm not so sure.

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  3. Re:here's a thought ... by cybercuzco · · Score: 2, Funny

    Richard Dean Anderson: Now you can dial 911 for the low low rate of 10c a minute, with no connect fees or startup costs ever. Just dial 10-10-1976-2348-7206-459821 and then 911, because you families safety is depending on you remembering that number...

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