I don't know what world you live in but in the US the cell companies have
been hiding behind that stupid law and not fully changing over to digital. I
can always find someone to listen to on the US cell bands.

It was the FCC in the US that put that law into effect and all TV signals in
the US will have to be digital by 2006. That means that if you don't have a
digital ready TV now you will have to have a set top box. That is also why
the TV manufactures are dumping the analogue TVs with some giving them away
to clear the stock. The good point to this is that they can stack 4 or 5
channels on one signal taking up less band width also less or no
interference. Also better clarity and sound that is not do-able with
analogue. Satellite TV is already digital with the set top box so they are
years ahead of many of the rest.

Of course not.
The whole world uses digital cell phones, digital Television, wideband
high-speed internet.

Although I understand that Mainland China is going fully digital TV by
2006, wonder how long it will take us to do that?

Dave

"WG" wrote in message
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Date: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 22:00:37 GMT

... It was the FCC in the US that put that law into effect and all
TV signals in the US will have to be digital by 2006. That means
that if you don't have a digital ready TV now you will have to have
a set top box. That is also why the TV manufactures are dumping the
analogue TVs with some giving them away to clear the stock. The
good point to this is that they can stack 4 or 5 channels on one
signal taking up less band width also less or no interference. Also
better clarity and sound that is not do-able with analogue.
Satellite TV is already digital with the set top box so they are
years ahead of many of the rest.

Well here are my thoughts on this. First, I don't believe that the FCC
has any power to regulate any laws. As they can only make
recommendations for the lawmakers to do so.

Second, High Definition TV was supposed to kick in a little while ago
(same thing as digital TV perhaps?). Well this was cancelled because
most consumers didn't even own one yet.

Third, you know companies are going to sell digital TV tuner boxes that
will work with analog TV sets anyway, if something like this gets past.
Plus they will still work with game machines, VCRs, and DVD players
anyway.


Cheers!


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Bill (using a Toshiba 2595XDVD & Windows 2000)
-- written and edited within Word 2000

Well here are my thoughts on this. First, I don't believe that the FCC
has any power to regulate any laws

the original poster was either mistaken or misinformed. The FCC did not pass
that law. Congress did.

And Congress does have the power to pass that law.

It was the FCC in the US that put that law into effect and all TV signals in
the US will have to be digital by 2006.

correction. It was Congress that put that law into effect, not the FCC.

People assume it was the FCC since they know that the FCC reggulates radio and
TV.

But in this particular case, it was Congress that passed the law.

Why bother? Does anyone use a analog cell phone anymore?
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yes. I supposedly pick up plenty of 800 mhz band images of analog cell phone
calls in the 900 mhz aircraft band (around 990 mhz).

Yet these are not wide fm mode that I pick up there. Plenty are narrow fm and
some are AM. And they all frequency hop.

and I don't hear any tone on them like people say there are on cell phone calls
when they switch frequency.

so I'm kind of baffled.

Run it under hot water for about 3 minutes, then try turning it on. If it
works, it can receive cell phones.

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"Brent" wrote in message
...
How does a person tell if a scanner is capable of listening to cell
phones?