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Old 07-04-2009, 11:24 PM   #9 (permalink)
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You are making assumptions to what is available as to what might be proposed.

There are no phones with ATSC or MPH to my knowledge.

But comparing XM/Sirius that is a satellite service that covers the united states to a terrestrial tower that covers a 60 or so mile radius answers your own question.

XM comes from a satellite. no matter where you are in the US you receive from the same satellite.

MPH is broadcast from towers as "hitch hiker" to the main stations home signal. So wondering if you get the same stations while you travel would be the same as wondering if you get the same TV stations when you travel.

In other words can you take your TV and rabbit ears to a city a few hundred miles away and pick up the same stations? of course not. same for MPH.
I know that comparing atsc-mph to XM/Sirius is kind of silly, but there are going to be plenty of travellers like me that are going to want something that works without having to constantly rescan for new channels every hour or so during a long trip. I know that I won't be able to receive the same NBC affiliate on the same channel in LA that I do when I go to San Diego, I guess my question is more in terms of what are the actual distances atsc-mph will travel, and I also wonder what the rescan rate of time will be for atsc-mph? If it's anything like ATSC, it'll be a PITA for sure.
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