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How Mobile Phones Work Behind the Scenes
adamengst writes "We seldom think about how our mobile phones actually work, but in this TidBITS article, Rich Mogull pulls back the covers and peels away the jargon to explain why text messages work when voice calls are dropped, why your battery lasts longer in some places than in others, why you're not allowed to use phones on airplanes, why you can be notified of a voicemail message when your phone never rang, and more."
Should I try it from my mobile phone?
(-1, Raw and Uncut is the only way to read)
Text messages are magic.
Some places are magic.
Pilots are afraid of magic.
Voicemails are magic.
Here's a much better mirror.
1. Dial number, tower recieves signal and discards number.
2. Dial again, tower connects and routes call around the world before connecting to the called number.
3. Tower waits for conversation to begin and injects random noise, removes every third word, and then disconnects.
When Fascism comes to America, it will call itself Anti-Fascism, and tell you to give up your guns.
Just what exactly are you trying to pull? That mirror is defective! I can't even see my reflection in it!
Stay tuned to Slashdot for our next featured article, "The Mysterious Wheel."
When we will discover:
1. What is a wheel?
2. Why does a wheel roll?
3. What magic has created such a device?
"There ought to be limits to freedom." -George W. Bush
Not anymore!
Holy shit! What type of balloon was your friend piloting? Was it one of those Led Zeppelins I've heard so much about?
How do articles keep getting slashdotted when no one ever reads them? (On that note, here is a shortened version of the article.)
The path to enlightenment is truly through homemade drugs!