Howard Winter wrote:
>>...
>>It does mean more capacity, so theoretically on GSM you'll get less
>>dropped calls, 
> 
> 
> This has me a bit confused - a lot of the TV adverts in the 'States seem to emphasise their lack of dropped calls as a selling point.  I've *never* had a dropped call 
> in all the time I've been using mobile phones (15 years or so).  I wonder why they seem to be a problem over there?

Density.

Service providers here tend to oversell their product.
Too many customers, too few available channels. Towers spaced as far 
apart as possible. etc.
In other words marginal capacity for the number of units sold, so when 
it gets busy (4:00 rush hour and everyone calls home) calls get dropped.

R

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