carson1
Senior Member
I am using a small simple phone - Tracfone- and rarely have it turned on in the receive mode. Only my DW an AAA has my number.
Here is my question: Today I had reasons to have it turned on waiting for a call from MY DW after a short hospital visit, so that I could retrieve her from the hospital door. I was parked , listening to the radio, a long distance away from the hospital door. Yes, the phone started to ring and I retrieved her as planned.
Now to the question: I had the phone lying on the dashboard for easy access. Just before the ring sounded, the radio on AM produced a pop and then muted totally. I thought 'nice feature' but but it surprised me, being a radio nut. I suppose that when a cell tower signal contacts the phone it wakes it up and forces it to send a relatively strong transmitted signal back. Strong enough to saturate the car radio???
Is this normal? It happened once before, tuned to an FM radio station ..same thing.
I suppose more info is required to solve this puzzle. Ask away.
Remember, this is not an emergency call for help. ;D
Here is my question: Today I had reasons to have it turned on waiting for a call from MY DW after a short hospital visit, so that I could retrieve her from the hospital door. I was parked , listening to the radio, a long distance away from the hospital door. Yes, the phone started to ring and I retrieved her as planned.
Now to the question: I had the phone lying on the dashboard for easy access. Just before the ring sounded, the radio on AM produced a pop and then muted totally. I thought 'nice feature' but but it surprised me, being a radio nut. I suppose that when a cell tower signal contacts the phone it wakes it up and forces it to send a relatively strong transmitted signal back. Strong enough to saturate the car radio???
Is this normal? It happened once before, tuned to an FM radio station ..same thing.
I suppose more info is required to solve this puzzle. Ask away.
Remember, this is not an emergency call for help. ;D