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: Can you receive cellular phone calls on a modified scanner? I thought
: with all phone being digital now you could not?
:

I noticed a few years back that there was a push to get cellular operations
off of 800 Mhz in the US and 900 Mhz in Europe. Basically everything was
being shifted to 1800 and 1900 Mhz. In doing some research, I have came
across the overall plans. Look on a web site for UMTS (universal mobile
telecommunications service). This was all decided in 1998 at a World Radio
Conference. The web site is http://www.umtsworld.com. Look at the FAQ for
overall plans to shift, it lists just about every Cell phone system in the
world. The Technical section lists the frequencies (1800 to 2200 Mhz). It
will not only be a phone system but a computer network and TV service
provider. It also has a satellite phone component as well.

The police want cell phones off of 800 Mhz. And they want 700 Mhz for data
(MDT).

BTW, Verizon just purchased Direct TV and SBC (Cingular) purchased Dish
Network.

The laws will need to be updated.