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Re: Do Cell Phones Still Offer "A" and "B" Carriers?

Isaiah Beard (sacredpoet@sacredpoet.com)
Mon, 16 May 2005 16:31:33 -0400

Michael D. Sullivan wrote:

> [TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Is the battery drain _that_ dramatic
> between analog and digital (you said 'prefer to have more than a
> minute or two of battery life'). PAT]

Actually, yes. In analog mode, most phones will give you about the
same battery life that the old Motorla AMPS phones gave you (6-8 hours
standby, 1-2 hours talk time). In digital, you get far more (up to
five DAYS standby time, 4-5 hours talk time).

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