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Originally Posted by mindfrost82
Generally the SCI really just makes your phone ring quicker for incoming calls. It won't speed up data at all and doesn't really help with coverage.
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You do understand that the reason it allows your phone to ring quicker is because your handset is polling the network more often, updating the network of its location and status.
Updating the network status this way means it is also looking at the nearby sites which allows your handset to determine its coverage, this is why it impacts battery life. If you are in low coverage your phone will use more juice "looking" for the network.
Lets not forget that .6 watts is the maximum output of the CDMA radio. The handset dynamically adjusts its output based upon coverage quality. If it ran at full power all the time you would get little life and have a fairly physically hot handset. (Ouch for GSM which is 1 full watt - cook you faster!).
12-10-2007, 04:17 PM
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