EC/IO: Difference between revisions

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The EC/IO is a measure of the quality/cleanliness of the signal from the tower to the modem and indicates the signal-tonoise ratio (the ratio of the received/good energy to the interference/bad energy). It is measured in decibels (dB). In a perfect world, where there is no true interference, the interference level is equal to the noise level resulting in an EC/IO = 0 dB. Once the EC/IO is above ~ -7.0 dB, your connection is going to suffer.

There are several factors that can contribute to a higher EC/IO value, including florescent lighting, electric motors, equipment, power supplies, bad/poor cabling, trees, hills, buildings, walls, shorted connectors, inaccurate antenna alignment, wrong antenna polarization, congestion at the tower, etc.

More information on EC/IO values can be found in the 3G section of the Mobile Signal Strength Recommendations page.

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-The '''EC/IO''' is a measure of the quality/cleanliness of the signal from the tower to the modem and indicates the signal-tonoise ratio (the ratio of the received/good energy to the interference/bad energy). It is measured in decibels (dB). In a perfect world, where there is no true interference, the interference level is equal to the noise level resulting in an EC/IO = 0 dB. Once the EC/IO is above ~ -7.0 dB, your connection is going to suffer. There are several factors that can contribute to a higher EC/IO value, including florescent lighting, electric motors, equipment, power supplies, bad/poor cabling, trees, hills, buildings, walls, shorted connectors, inaccurate antenna alignment, wrong antenna polarization, congestion at the tower, etc.
+The '''EC/IO''' is a measure of the quality/cleanliness of the signal from the tower to the modem and indicates the signal-tonoise ratio (the ratio of the received/good energy to the interference/bad energy). It is measured in decibels (dB). In a perfect world, where there is no true interference, the interference level is equal to the noise level resulting in an EC/IO = 0 dB. Once the EC/IO is above ~ -7.0 dB, your connection is going to suffer.
+There are several factors that can contribute to a higher EC/IO value, including florescent lighting, electric motors, equipment, power supplies, bad/poor cabling, trees, hills, buildings, walls, shorted connectors, inaccurate antenna alignment, wrong antenna polarization, congestion at the tower, etc.
 More information on EC/IO values can be found in the [[Mobile Signal Strength Recommendations#3G_.28WCDMA.2C_TDSCDMA.2C_CDMA.2C_EVDO.2C_CDMA-EVDO.29|3G]] section of the [[Mobile Signal Strength Recommendations]] page.