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    Cellular signal bar scales

    I have noticed on Windows Phone and Apple devices that the cellular signal bar scales have five bars while Android devices only have four, and I am curious why.
    Fortunately, my automotive audio system has a five bar scale.
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    Re: Cellular signal bar scales

    Really? Mine has 8....
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      #3
      Re: Cellular signal bar scales

      pointless anyway,
      is it showing strength, or BER??
      because that second reference is the important one.

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        #4
        Re: Cellular signal bar scales

        On the iPhone you can show the signal strength in dB I stead of bars.

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          #5
          Re: Cellular signal bar scales

          again, not much use - you need to know the quality rather than strength.
          the tuner can pull a signal from almost nothing, but if it's corrupted by noise then it's not much use.
          a BitErrorRate percentage would be more usefull.

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            Re: Cellular signal bar scales

            I know that too, that the BER is more useful for an RF junkie looking at a digital signal, but the signal strength is a simpler useful tool. Not everyone knows about BER what is actually represents and why it is important. However, signal strength understand everyone. At the end of the day, either it works or: “Whaaat? You’rebreaking Up on me!”

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              #7
              Re: Cellular signal bar scales

              so your saying it's good to have a placebo-guage?
              like the fake pull-out antenna's on early motorola handsets!!!

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                #8
                Re: Cellular signal bar scales

                stj, your da hoot! I've had some good laughs with you! I remember the placebo antennas in various items, not only cell phones.

                Last edited by CapLeaker; 11-19-2017, 07:05 PM.

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                  #9
                  Re: Cellular signal bar scales

                  There's no standard for what those bars represent, see : https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile...ked-an-expert/

                  This may also be very informative (shows bar thresholds for iphone 4 ) : https://www.anandtech.com/show/3794/...one-4-review/2
                  Last edited by mariushm; 11-19-2017, 07:28 PM.

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