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~~RJB~~ · 01-10-2005, 4:57 AM

Alright first off I am sorry if this has been posted before I did try to search. Anyways what I was wondering is how far does a cell tower signal cover such as in feet on average???

jrip · 01-10-2005, 7:50 AM

Varies greatly from about .5 miles up to maybe 10 miles or so. Average is about 2-6 miles.

Andy · 01-10-2005, 6:22 PM

In cities the range is usually not too big, because of capacity reasons, but out in not so populated areas the range can be 10+ miles, Verizon's boomer site in Moab covers a hell of a lot, for example. Sometimes even in town while on a call on the VZW network, one of the active pilots will be from a site 5+ miles away(but that doesn't last long usually).

cryogenic · 01-12-2005, 5:23 PM

CDMA towers also exhibit the phenomenon called "cell breathing" where effective range drops as it nears capacity. So the definite answer is that there IS no definite answer to that question.

01-10-2005, 4:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
~~RJB~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 35 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Images: 69	Tower question Alright first off I am sorry if this has been posted before I did try to search. Anyways what I was wondering is how far does a cell tower signal cover such as in feet on average???

01-10-2005, 7:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
jrip Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: W.Michigan Posts: 329 Phone(s): Sanyo MM-7400, Sanyo MM-7400, Sanyo scp 7200, I215 Provider(s): Sprint,Boost Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 25	Re: Tower question Varies greatly from about .5 miles up to maybe 10 miles or so. Average is about 2-6 miles.

01-10-2005, 6:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Andy Join Date: May 2003 Location: Campione, Italy Posts: 10,285 Phone(s): HTC 6900 Touch, Motorola RAZR V3i Provider(s): VZW, Vodafone D2, Solomo, Swisscom Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Images: 130	Re: Tower question In cities the range is usually not too big, because of capacity reasons, but out in not so populated areas the range can be 10+ miles, Verizon's boomer site in Moab covers a hell of a lot, for example. Sometimes even in town while on a call on the VZW network, one of the active pilots will be from a site 5+ miles away(but that doesn't last long usually).

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cryogenic Join Date: May 2002 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,443 Phone(s): Samsung A990 Provider(s): Verizon Devices: iriver H10 6GB mp3 player Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Tower question CDMA towers also exhibit the phenomenon called "cell breathing" where effective range drops as it nears capacity. So the definite answer is that there IS no definite answer to that question. __________________ Firefox My blog/pic gallery/etc

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