Comments on: How Stuff Works – Cell Phone Towers http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Justin http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-45410 Justin Sun, 22 May 2011 00:42:00 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-45410  Cell towers don't shut down from overload (in most cases)  If there are too many phones trying to connect to one tower, the tower will simply stop issuing individual frequencies to phones that enter the cell.  It's basically like a first come, first serve system.  Cell towers don’t shut down from overload (in most cases)  If there are too many phones trying to connect to one tower, the tower will simply stop issuing individual frequencies to phones that enter the cell.  It’s basically like a first come, first serve system.

]]> By: Justin http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-45409 Justin Sun, 22 May 2011 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-45409  Cell phones transcieve, which mean they transmit AND recieve.  The switcher at the base station can guage your data usage because of that.  An AM/FM radio tower and TV transmission towers simply transmit, they do not recieve.  Cell phones transcieve, which mean they transmit AND recieve.  The switcher at the base station can guage your data usage because of that.  An AM/FM radio tower and TV transmission towers simply transmit, they do not recieve.

]]> By: Disasters_Happen http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-45172 Disasters_Happen Mon, 14 Mar 2011 20:07:00 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-45172 I want to know how the cell phone carriers are able to charge each users for using air waves and how we can overcome this technicality. When I turn on my radio, I can listen for days and I'm only charged for the electricity that comes through the house. If I stay away from "paidTV" I can watch what I want which is basically news and weather at no charge and of course if I want to watch a "current" movie...I can rent a dvd. I want to be able to use a communication device without being charged monthly for it. How can we build our own backyard cell phone towers? hmmmm let me check on ehow. LOL I want to know how the cell phone carriers are able to charge each users for using air waves and how we can overcome this technicality. When I turn on my radio, I can listen for days and I’m only charged for the electricity that comes through the house. If I stay away from “paidTV” I can watch what I want which is basically news and weather at no charge and of course if I want to watch a “current” movie…I can rent a dvd. I want to be able to use a communication device without being charged monthly for it.

How can we build our own backyard cell phone towers? hmmmm let me check on ehow. LOL

]]> By: Pa1428 http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-43857 Pa1428 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:22:00 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-43857 Might anybody know how many of these Cell towers (cell sites, BTS, phone masts or base stations) there are worldwide? Might anybody know how many of these Cell towers (cell sites, BTS, phone masts or base stations) there are worldwide?

]]> By: Liju Raj http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-43021 Liju Raj Tue, 14 Sep 2010 23:07:12 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-43021 Can you explain how tower to tower transmission occurs and can you name different parts of a tower? Can you explain how tower to tower transmission occurs and can you name different parts of a tower?

]]> By: chimoo http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-42510 chimoo Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:09:51 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-42510 some telecom company share the same mast so is it possible for a radio wave signals from two different GSM network sharing the same mast to have destructive interference resulting no signal at all .... my phone hardlyreceive any signal though there is a cell tower behind my house. some telecom company share the same mast so is it possible for a radio wave signals from two different GSM network sharing the same mast to have destructive interference resulting no signal at all …. my phone hardlyreceive any signal though there is a cell tower behind my house.

]]> By: ember http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-41745 ember Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:36:33 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-41745 how many calls make a cell tower shutdown? how many calls make a cell tower shutdown?

]]> By: Cho http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-41206 Cho Fri, 02 Jul 2010 04:58:43 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-41206 I get poor cellphone signal in my room. HOw can i get good reception. I am having a plan to make Signal Booster of my own.. Could you Help me how to construct it? I tried much in net but i did't get any proper response.. Pls Help me.... I get poor cellphone signal in my room. HOw can i get good reception. I am having a plan to make Signal Booster of my own.. Could you Help me how to construct it? I tried much in net but i did’t get any proper response.. Pls Help me….

]]> By: Preston http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-41148 Preston Mon, 28 Jun 2010 21:30:51 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-41148 Kelly: It depends on what carrier you have. AT&T uses the cellular technology GSM and UMTS if you live in the U.S. which, I assume you do and you have a T-Mobile phone then that phone would communicate with AT&T's towers to get service which would result in roaming charges. To answer your question though your phone would communicate first with the tower of whatever cellular company you get your service from first before communicating with another company's tower, regardless of distance from the nearest cell site. To reiterate though if there is no service from (let's say your carrier is T-Mobile) T-Mobile then your phone would begin searching for other cell sites that used the same technology as T-Mobile (GSM and/or UMTS, which is 3G though I'm not 100% sure if T-Mobile uses UMTS or not.) However if you had Sprint as your carrier and there was no Sprint coverage your phone would start searching for other carriers that use the same radio technology as Sprint which would be CDMA. The only other carrier that I know of in the U.S. that uses CDMA is Verizon so your Sprint phone would roam on Verizon's network. This means that only Sprint and Verizon phones can roam on each others network and the same relationship for AT&T and T-Mobile. There is currently no way for an AT&T or T-Mobile(GSM/UMTS) phone to connect to a Verizon or Sprint (CDMA) tower. However there are 4G phones which is a newer technology which includes LTE which Verizon & AT&T are running field tests of now and Sprint using Wi-Max which to my knowledge is not compatible with LTE. Which would mean in the future you would be able to use your phone (if it was an LTE phone) on both AT&T and Verizon's networks. Kelly: It depends on what carrier you have. AT&T uses the cellular technology GSM and UMTS if you live in the U.S. which, I assume you do and you have a T-Mobile phone then that phone would communicate with AT&T’s towers to get service which would result in roaming charges. To answer your question though your phone would communicate first with the tower of whatever cellular company you get your service from first before communicating with another company’s tower, regardless of distance from the nearest cell site. To reiterate though if there is no service from (let’s say your carrier is T-Mobile) T-Mobile then your phone would begin searching for other cell sites that used the same technology as T-Mobile (GSM and/or UMTS, which is 3G though I’m not 100% sure if T-Mobile uses UMTS or not.) However if you had Sprint as your carrier and there was no Sprint coverage your phone would start searching for other carriers that use the same radio technology as Sprint which would be CDMA. The only other carrier that I know of in the U.S. that uses CDMA is Verizon so your Sprint phone would roam on Verizon’s network. This means that only Sprint and Verizon phones can roam on each others network and the same relationship for AT&T and T-Mobile. There is currently no way for an AT&T or T-Mobile(GSM/UMTS) phone to connect to a Verizon or Sprint (CDMA) tower. However there are 4G phones which is a newer technology which includes LTE which Verizon & AT&T are running field tests of now and Sprint using Wi-Max which to my knowledge is not compatible with LTE. Which would mean in the future you would be able to use your phone (if it was an LTE phone) on both AT&T and Verizon’s networks.

]]> By: Kelly http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-40057 Kelly Wed, 28 Apr 2010 18:39:54 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-40057 If the closest antenna array on a tower is from AT&T and I don't have an AT&T phone, will my phone use that antenna? Or will this result in roaming or no service? Or specifically, if my neighborhood has terrible cell service and AT&T puts in a monopole with their antennas (and no one else collocates) will this improve service for the customers who don't have AT&T? If the closest antenna array on a tower is from AT&T and I don’t have an AT&T phone, will my phone use that antenna? Or will this result in roaming or no service? Or specifically, if my neighborhood has terrible cell service and AT&T puts in a monopole with their antennas (and no one else collocates) will this improve service for the customers who don’t have AT&T?

]]> By: Shawn http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-39527 Shawn Sun, 04 Apr 2010 17:29:08 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-39527 Is there any software for Windows Mobile phones that will show me my current signal info, network, even channel? Is there any software for Windows Mobile phones that will show me my current signal info, network, even channel?

]]> By: David http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/comment-page-1/#comment-38491 David Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:42:25 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/how-stuff-works-cell-phone-towers/#comment-38491 hello; would like to know if cell towers are ground? hello;
would like to know if cell towers are ground?

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