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Originally Posted by go1dfish View Post
When I tried using the FM transmitter while plugged into a laptop, the n900 flat out told me that the FM Transmitter couldn't be active while USB is connected.
Sorry for going off topic here.

I've never seen that happen, and I've experimented a fair bit. I can always hear the FM TX on my handheld FM receiver when it is activated. I get about 3 metres range with no USB cable attached and a good fully-quieting signal (no hiss), depending on device and antenna orientation.

When I plug the wall charger, or my newly functional car charger in to the N900, the signal level drops drastically, such that when the N900 and FM radio are right next to each other, the radio still hisses and pops, although I can hear the transmitted signal.
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