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The population density argument is bunk. Why does ATT provide utter crap for cell service in NYC and SF?
by simoncion 15y ago
The population density argument is bunk. Why does ATT provide utter crap for cell service in NYC and SF?
- koenigdavidmj 15y agoNote that I am not particularly competent in radio, but in those particular cases, wouldn't the geography (lots of hills around SF) and the prevalence of tall buildings (in the downtown cores of both cities) be a relevant concern?
- simoncion 15y agoHills and buildings are a concern, but are a solved problem. :) Let's ask folks who live in Berne or the hillier parts of Tokyo about the quality of their cell service. I bet it's far better than ATT users get in NYC or SF.
- jahmed 15y agoBecause they can and not enough customers will switch to competitors to make them care.
- jrockway 15y agoProbably because the places where you want to use your phone (inside buildings, in the subway) attenuate all radio signals.
- simoncion 15y agoThis makes sense, -cell service on BART (one of the local subway systems) is spotty at best- but isn't the reason why. My ATT-using friends tell me that they have calls which get dropped or fail to connect while standing out-of-doors in public parks or on the street.
- icebraining 15y agoHere in Lisbon we have antennas inside the subway tunnels since 2006.
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