Dual mode mobile phones have more than one air interface and hence can work on more than one network. One example is phones that operate on both digital and analog networks. They are quite useful if you want the advantages of a digital phone, but regularly visit areas where analog is the only service available.
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A mobile that can support two different technologies, such as analogue AMPS and digital IS-136 TDMA. Compare with dual-band. Three or more modes may become necessary as technologies such as cdma2000, UMTS TDD and FDD and TD-SCDMA proliferate alongside GSM, PDC, IS-136 TDMA and IS-95 CDMA. In addition, the need to support wireless LAN or Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth will make portable devices even more complicated.
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Allows simultaneous mono/stereo operation to power main speakers and subwoofer with one two-channel amplifier.
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