3 ms·

Really, what's is the last time you did not have at least 3G reception ? In my country mobile coverage is 99.5%.

• dagw 9y ago
  Really, what's is the last time you did not have at least 3G reception Last time I went up into the mountains. In my country mobile coverage is 99.5%. What country is that? Even relatively well connected countries like Sweden and Norway have lots of spots out on some islands, deep in the forests or out in the mountains that don't have any mobile connection at all.
  • Aaargh20318 9y ago
    > What country is that? The Netherlands. That 0.5% is mostly on the borders where there is possibility of interference with networks in the neighbouring country. The problem is also being fixed after a bit of national outrage over the fact that people can't reach emergency services in that 0.5% and the operators had to make promises to quickly cover that last bit too.
    • dagw 9y ago
      Well the Netherlands is a bit of special case. Small, densely populated countries are trivia to cover in mobile reception
      • metaphor 9y ago
        To the contrary, someone who lives in the Netherlands is quite prototypical of who I'd expect to hold such a naive purview.
• rwmj 9y ago
  At my home, now. There is no mobile phone reception here at all, not even 2G.
• dragonwriter 9y ago
  > Really, what's is the last time you did not have at least 3G reception ? Every day, at places in and around my work, within a stones throw of the California State Capitol.
• zaxomi 9y ago
  >Really, what's is the last time you did not have at least 3G reception ? Last time when there was a power outage. Every cell tower died. When the power come back, it took about half a day before the cell towers where working again.
  • Aaargh20318 9y ago
    Cell towers here have battery backups (it's a legal requirement). Also, power outages are extremely rare over here. Average reliability of the power network in my country (the Netherlands) was 99,995% over the last 14 years. The average outage takes about 30 minutes. IIRC cell towers have a 3-hour battery backup.
    • zaxomi 9y ago
      I live in Sweden, and major power outages are rare here too (latest was in 2003 and 1983). Small ones happens from time to time. I was convinced that it was a legal requirement here too, but it turns out that's not the case. Fortunately that will be changed, so from 2020 it will be mandatory here. But, even if it is a legal requirement, it will not always work. All that is needed is a major storm that disrupts the normal power, and it will be down for days or maybe even months...