Packet 7: Tossup 7

The power efficiency of these consumer devices is improved with the DRX feature. The safety of these consumer devices is generally reported with the SAR measure. (-5[1])The OFDM scheme (-5[1])used by these consumer devices has a higher crest factor than the Gaussian minimum-shift keying used in one standard for them. (-5[1])While in use, these consumer devices are redirected from a source to a target in a (*) handover. (-5[1])A “Holy War” (10[1])in the late 90s between (-5[1])Qualcomm and Ericsson concerned whether these consumer devices (-5[2])should use North America’s CDMA standard (10[6])or the European (10[1])GSM (10[1])standard. (10[2]-5[1])After being developed for PDAs, (10[1])the Symbian OS was used with many examples of these devices in the 2000s (10[1]-5[1])manufactured by Nokia. (10[4])For 10 (10[2]-5[1])points, (10[1])what consumer devices (10[1])use standards such as LTE and 5G, (10[1])as well as a SIM card? ■END■ (10[6]0[2])

ANSWER: cell phones [or cellular phones or smartphones or mobile phones; prompt on telephones; reject “landline (phones)”]
<BC, Other Science (Engineering)> | NAFTA-Packet-7
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Sam MooreDielectrical MaterialismThe Third Time when she was Given to Answer the Hard and the Easy, and Answered Only the Easy25-5
Dan NiMuscle Mass Extinction EventThe tram is not in service; please use the moving walkway.28-5
Noah ChinDavid Foster GromitCopán Seethe49-5
Michael WuDour StraitsC R A B S66-5
Matt WeinerIt's something unpredictable/that in the end is right/please refrain from e-mailing my wifePolish Orthographers Posting Their Łs6910
Alan ZhangAbbas I founded the AbbasidsUBC A74-5
Chris SimsNorthwesternBHSU82-5
Stephen LiuTeam 8Berkeley A82-5
Andrew Ullsperger1000000 DelinquentsChicago !A8810
Aseem KeyalUntitled Keyal TeamShipping Down from Ballston8810
Charles HangWashUThe Worst Trade Deal in the History of Trade Deals8810
Daoud JacksonH Charlson's Washed Up ScrubsVacuous Tortoise8810
Eric MukherjeeAna Pauker? I hardly know her!Girls who Just Want to Have Fun + Liam8810
S. A. ShenoyThe Umayyad Caliphate be like REPEAL NAPHTHASay It Ain't Zhou8810
Eric ChenNot Old! (Old)Stanford A9110
Kelvin NiNYU B or not NYU B (that is the question)NYU A9210
Michael CoatesMaybe EverW&L+Friend9310
Michał GerasimiukStanford BTeam 79310
Arhith DharanenGeorgia Tech 𓂈𓆉𓃡 Tennessee A93-5
Alex AkridgeIndianaInvective Against Swans9810
Monit Karmakar[Redacted]four high school generalists shock natives with fluent stock in Tocharian B11210
Ian TullisConstans Constantius and Constantine Jr.Berkeley B112-5
Josh KochIn the Mood for Transportation Equipment(give me an) ANSWER: die for baseball11510
Hazel DePreist-SullivanNegged Five Times in a Yellow Cab Against the Gottis and GambinosHabitat 6711510
Albert NyangNo Country for Old QuizzersA Neg of Beauty is a Joy Forever11510
Liam MarklandThe Unbearable Heaviness of History PlayersUBC B11510
Eric BobrowUntitled by Alexander McQueen by Premeditated Chaos by Alexander McQueen by Percival EverettSix Quizbowlers in Search of Owen Minmo11710
Chris ScheriThe "C" TeamNoah Sheidlower 11710
Alvan HossainLexSt. Marx117-5
Joel MilesQuebecois Olga Tokarczuk be like 'freins de jacob interdits'Execute Order 6 711810
Emma LaslettC R A B SDour Straits12110
Vinu HariharBerkeley BConstans Constantius and Constantine Jr.12810
Tejas RajeBHSUNorthwestern13510
Jonathan VaysmanThe tram is not in service; please use the moving walkway.Muscle Mass Extinction Event1350
Arjun VijaykumarSt. MarxLex13510
Max Fitz-JamesThe Third Time when she was Given to Answer the Hard and the Easy, and Answered Only the EasyDielectrical Materialism13510
Jacob EgolCopán SeetheDavid Foster Gromit13510
Vivian MaloufBerkeley ATeam 813510
Matthew WangUBC AAbbas I founded the Abbasids1350
Parker McCoigTennessee AGeorgia Tech 𓂈𓆉𓃡 13510

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
2026 NAFTA at Stanford01/17/20264100%0%50%111.75
2026 NAFTA at UBC01/17/2026250%0%50%115.00
2025 NAFTA Online02/14/20264100%0%25%107.00
2026 NAFTA at Vanderbilt02/14/20263100%0%33%103.67
2025 NAFTA at Toronto09/13/20255100%0%60%119.20
2025 NAFTA at Maryland09/27/20255100%0%20%118.60
2025 NAFTA at Harvard10/04/20253100%33%0%89.33
2025 NAFTA at Oxford10/11/20254100%0%50%114.75
2025 NAFTA at Chicago11/08/2025683%0%33%110.80
2025 NAFTA at Columbia11/08/20255100%0%0%105.80
2025 NAFTA at Richmond12/20/20252100%0%50%102.00