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Technology Stocks : Qualcomm Moderated Thread - please read rules before posting
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To: Kent Rattey who wrote (13999)8/16/2001 7:57:38 PM
From: Clarksterh  Read Replies (1) of 197145
 
The battery life issue is also a formidable hurdle. While in call-waiting mode, FOMA cellphones must be recharged after just one day.

Since FOMA handsets use more electricity than conventional cellular phones, LSI semiconductors will have to be improved to extend battery life, according to a top DoCoMo executive in charge of network infrastructure.

First data I've seen on the standby power draw. While it is inevitable that the handset chew through power when receiving and especially when broadcasting high rates of data, there is no reason that it should do so when in standby. Either the protocol is poor, or the ASIC design is poor in that it doesn't shut down used sections when in standby. I'd love to know which.

Clark
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