ok, stupid question i know but....
1X = National Access speed (slower, no vcast allowed)
duckbutter said:
Your right it doesn't make sense. My does it all the time to.
I'm in a cellular/PCS market, and EV is always weaker than 1X, since 1X is used in both cellular & PCS, while EVDO (EV) is PCS only, and the PCS network is poorly built out. The PCS network in my area is overlayed on the cellular band network, with there being gaps in the PCS coverage, but cellular coverage better covered. When I went into a PCS only market (Milwaukee Wisconsin), EVDO & 1X are evenly covered (since both are implemented on the same towers), but at times, EVDO is a bar stronger than 1X. I forgot what the reason was that in PCS only markets, EVDO is slightly stronger, but I'm at work, and can't search howardfor...
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