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From: wb8foz@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (David Lesher)
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Subject: Re: A Couple Tech Questions About Cellular Phones
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In <10025@accuvax.nwu.edu> flak@mcgp1.uucp (Dan Flak) writes:

>Several things can happen when you are moving away from a cell
>site.

>Now, if the cell with the best read of your signal has all of its
>channels in use, the switch will tell it that it can't take the call
>because it's busy. 

Is the switch smart enough to look at OTHER users of the busy cell,
and try to move one of them to yet another cell? After all, those
other users may be at the other side of the cell, and/or headed
another direction.


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