"What is it with the hype of 850 mhz band. It is over rated. It is just something marketer want you to think that it is making the phone better. 850 mhz in the phone don't make the phone call sound better or improve on drop calls."
Scientifically speaking, a lower frequency (such as 850 mhz) is more likely to be able to penetrate walls and improve indoor reception.
My apartment is a perfect example - 1900mhz only phones don't work there very well (usually end up on 850 analog in the case of a CDMA phone, and flat-out don't work on GSM). Yet my 850 phones sound like I'm calling on a landline.
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"What is it with the hype of 850 mhz band. It is over rated. It is just something marketer want you to think that it is making the phone better. 850 mhz in the phone don't make the phone call sound better or improve on drop calls."
Scientifically speaking, a lower frequency (such as 850 mhz) is more likely to be able to penetrate walls and improve indoor reception.
My apartment is a perfect example - 1900mhz only phones don't work there very well (usually end up on 850 analog in the case of a CDMA phone, and flat-out don't work on GSM). Yet my 850 phones sound like I'm calling on a landline.