> -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-bounces at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Chuck Cole > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 2:22 PM > > 1) do cable modems have very different sensitivity or dynamic > range specs? > Problem: My old linksys BEFCMU10 (no version number) My cable modem is a v1.0 which is *only* DOCSIS 1.0 compatible, despite what 1st level Linksys tech support staff may say. That's not a problem with Charter, however. While the cable ISP can read the RF signal level reported as input by the cable modem, a user cannot read this except on the new combined unit that has cable modem, router, and wireless access point all in one box. Linksys says all their cable modems have the same RF sensitivity and dynamic range spec, so swapping cable modems is not a solution for my signal level problems. I must get Charter to come out and measure the levels and determine whether their buried cable has died. This is very likely the problem since they have replaced cables for two neighbors recently. > 2) Size of a cell.. Nobody had a size estimate between cross-over points for a cell.. > 3) An ad for the Verizon Razr phone sez GPS, video, & music > 3a) does it actually have storage for offline videos and > music or just keep web links for these things? Seems like > too much memory is needed. > 3b) Is it a full and independent GPS or a partial > implementation (like a Winmodem) using some unique cell network data? > ie, if I had such a phone and took it to the Boundary Waters > where there is no signal, can I play stored videos and music > and use the GPS or some or all of that dead when out of range? Verizon says these services are not fully resident in the phone. The GPS is useless away from a tower, and the music and video depend upon a memory expansion that is not yet available from Motorola and would not operate away from towers either. I think that's a GROSS misrepresentation that should get high publicity as fraudulent. Chuck