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I just repeated this, while streaming (with no buffer) over wifi. The wifi connection dropped out almost instantly, and the phone signal dropped out after about
by rmccue 13y ago
I just repeated this, while streaming (with no buffer) over wifi. The wifi connection dropped out almost instantly, and the phone signal dropped out after about a minute. My guess on the phone signal is that it assumed it was still connected momentarily while trying to reconnect. I know from experience this happens when between towers, and appears to be a sort of UI smoothing to avoid showing "no signal" frequently.
Also, from experiments I've conducted, a cookie can will work for certain frequencies; for example, the RF transmitters in anti-theft devices. I suspect the material is too thin to stop phone transmission though.
- jevinskie 13y agoThe poster didn't just look at the UI signal indicators, the poster also called the phone and it rang. I'm pretty sure a signal is getting through! =)
- rmccue 13y agoIndeed. Might be something to do with the differing frequencies in different countries; I'm in Australia, so my 3G would either have been on the 900MHz or 2.1GHz bands (with GSM on 900MHz/1.8GHz).