It seems really hit-or-miss. Nearer cities, cells seem to have that 'rush-hour' problem. More rural areas don't, as often. Some of it probably comes from wheth

It seems really hit-or-miss. Nearer cities, cells seem to have that 'rush-hour' problem. More rural areas don't, as often. Some of it probably comes from whether a particular ground station (there aren't very many still, per cell at least) is saturated by traffic from a metro area or not.