xt 2100 mhz band

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#128554 14-Aug-2013 18:59

could someone tell me what distance the 2100mhz signal can travel from the tower.

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#878283 14-Aug-2013 19:00

It's not worth even using it... Without 850MHz Telecom simply will not perform well.

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kaihoka

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#878413 14-Aug-2013 22:16

our rural tower is shown as dual carrier.
a telecom guy said that meant that it worked on both the 850 and 2100. he said the 2100 carried more data and faster down load but because i was 7 kilometers away the signal would not reach me

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#878420 14-Aug-2013 22:19

That is not what dual carrier means.

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#878423 14-Aug-2013 22:24

please tell me what it does mean and how that would affect my mobile broad band signal.

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#878431 14-Aug-2013 22:31

If it's a rural site 2100MHz won't be used. The only time 2100MHz is really used is for urban infill since it has a very limited coverage area. You'll find that site will only be 850MHz dual carrier.

Dual carrier (Wikipedia) doesn't bond 2100MHz and 850MHz, it bonds 2 of the same channel on a supported device to give you (up to) 42mbit down, 5mbit up.

kaihoka

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#878436 14-Aug-2013 22:35

what devices are supported.
can usb modems take advantage of it
i have only mobile broad band and my current speeds are about 5 to 7 down and 1.5 up

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#878487 15-Aug-2013 06:27

kaihoka: could someone tell me what distance the 2100mhz signal can travel from the tower.

The simple answer to that? There isn't one. There are literally hundreds of variables that will determine this.

More importantly there is also the issue of how far the 2100MHz signal from your phone will travel which is far more important as it's 1/10th the power and won't travel anywhere near the distance.

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#878489 15-Aug-2013 06:32

kaihoka: our rural tower is shown as dual carrier.
a telecom guy said that meant that it worked on both the 850 and 2100. he said the 2100 carried more data and faster down load but because i was 7 kilometers away the signal would not reach me

That would be dual band not dual carrier

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#878505 15-Aug-2013 07:37

on the telecom web site on coverage it shows our tower as dual carrier, but it is hard to zoom in enough to really tell. it is the mnt burnett in golden bay

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#878508 15-Aug-2013 07:51

i have an yagi antenna to boost signal

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#878514 15-Aug-2013 08:14

kaihoka: could someone tell me what distance the 2100mhz signal can travel from the tower.

Same as asking how long is string

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#878515 15-Aug-2013 08:17

kaihoka: please tell me what it does mean and how that would affect my mobile broad band signal.

dual carrier means, if you have a device that supports it, you can get higher bandwidth as it uses two bonded channels for downstream data throughput. It doesn't increase coverage, and doesn't help you if your device isn't DC-capable.

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#878530 15-Aug-2013 08:42

i am having trouble finding out about the availability of dc devices.
i would like an telecom dc device. a 3g modem router with an antenna port and and lan connection.
i will never have ADSL here .
a very bad copper land line and i want a voipe phone.
vodafone have told me i am about 100 metres out side their proposed RBI coverage zone so i am do not qualify for their plan. their antenna is sectored and i am just outside.

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#878532 15-Aug-2013 08:44

What is the mobile coverage at home on Vodafone?

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#878549 15-Aug-2013 09:11

If you want to use Telecom then you have to have a 850 MHz device. You shouldn't even think of 2100 MHz.

As explained above, Dual Carrier is not using both bands, but using two of the same channel.

If you are planning on Vodafone, then you will have to find a 900 MHz device to take advantage of new upgrades on their network.

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