By Will Taylor Follow me on Twitter | Monday, January 05, 2009 (permalink)
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It seems incredibly difficult to believe, but your cell phone signal strength can be totally different even within a small radius of where you are. How can this be possible? Listen to this CBS radio interview with Mike Sugerman to find out and read more about it below.
Cell phone signals will be stronger when you are in line of sight to the transmitter. If there is something blocking the path for the transmission, you may not have a good signal. We all know what happens to your car radio signal when you drive through a tunnel. The same thing happens with cell phone signals. Dead zones are particularly an issue inside buildings, parking garages, and elevators built of concrete and steel. The signal cant always penetrate through the building to reach the phone, which means you will miss calls or have a poor or lost connection. The closer you are to the outside air, even through a window, the more likely it is that you will have good coverage.
The network and the cell phone are constantly communicating with each other and trying to make sure you have the best signal possible. In some cases you may bounce from one transmitter to another. When this happens, youll see one or two bars of coverage then none then one or two again.
What can you do if you have spotty coverage or frequently come across coverage holes?
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I love verizon wireless, and I switched to a higher plan which includes friends and family, but because all my family lives in Puerto Rico (area code 787) I cannot include them in my plan, so I am paying for a plan with a benefit that I cannot use, consequently I always need a plan with more minutes, I am frustrated since I really like Verizon and I do not want to change to another wireless provider.