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20km in each direction from the cell site. But this is a tiny, tiny distance in Canada... which has more rural roads than probably all of Europe.

by b112 4y ago

martinald 4y ago
Firstly, the majority of Canada's geography is not covered by cell service given the population lives in such a small percentage of it. Secondly, you can see how few towers SaskTel has here - https://www.sasktel.com/wps/wcm/connect/content/home/wireless/coverage-and-travel/coverage-travel https://www.sasktel.com/wps/wcm/connect/content/home/wireles... - click Saskatchewan LTE then show the various towers. Look how many towers are required for more "urban" areas in SK than the rural areas. These are pretty low density by european cities standards as well, where you can have small cells every 100m on busy streets.
- arcticbull 4y ago
  > Firstly, the majority of Canada's geography is not covered by cell service given the population lives in such a small percentage of it. In Saskatchewan and Alberta, it surprisingly is. I'd say about 66% of the land area of Saskatchewan and Alberta has coverage on a mix of Bell, Telus and SaskTel. That's a ton of square footage. Your statement is true of Canada in general, but not the prairies. https://www.cellularmaps.com/regions/canada-coverage.shtml https://www.cellularmaps.com/regions/canada-coverage.shtml
- b112 4y ago
  Firstly, the majority of Canada's geography is not covered by cell service given the population lives in such a small percentage of it. This shows a lack of understanding, for there are endless towers where no one lives. Recall those roads I mentioned? Towers are there too. Rural roads can go through 100s of km of brush, farmland, tundra, and have towers.
  - martinald 4y ago
    The majority of Canada's landmass does not have cell service[1]. That is a fact. That doesn't mean the same as there is no coverage if people don't live there. 1. https://www.comparecellular.ca/coverage-maps/ https://www.comparecellular.ca/coverage-maps/ - "Less than 30 percent of Canada’s geographic area is covered by Bell, Rogers, or TELUS."
    - b112 4y ago
      You're making my point for me.

20km in each direction from the cell site. But this is a tiny, tiny distance in Canada... which has more rural roads than probably all of Europe.

by b112 4y ago

20km in each direction from the cell site. But this is a tiny, tiny distance in Canada... which has more rural roads than probably all of Europe.

martinald 4y ago

Firstly, the majority of Canada's geography is not covered by cell service given the population lives in such a small percentage of it. Secondly, you can see how few towers SaskTel has here - https://www.sasktel.com/wps/wcm/connect/content/home/wireless/coverage-and-travel/coverage-travel https://www.sasktel.com/wps/wcm/connect/content/home/wireles... - click Saskatchewan LTE then show the various towers. Look how many towers are required for more "urban" areas in SK than the rural areas. These are pretty low density by european cities standards as well, where you can have small cells every 100m on busy streets.

arcticbull 4y ago
> Firstly, the majority of Canada's geography is not covered by cell service given the population lives in such a small percentage of it. In Saskatchewan and Alberta, it surprisingly is. I'd say about 66% of the land area of Saskatchewan and Alberta has coverage on a mix of Bell, Telus and SaskTel. That's a ton of square footage. Your statement is true of Canada in general, but not the prairies. https://www.cellularmaps.com/regions/canada-coverage.shtml https://www.cellularmaps.com/regions/canada-coverage.shtml
b112 4y ago
Firstly, the majority of Canada's geography is not covered by cell service given the population lives in such a small percentage of it. This shows a lack of understanding, for there are endless towers where no one lives. Recall those roads I mentioned? Towers are there too. Rural roads can go through 100s of km of brush, farmland, tundra, and have towers.
- martinald 4y ago
  The majority of Canada's landmass does not have cell service[1]. That is a fact. That doesn't mean the same as there is no coverage if people don't live there. 1. https://www.comparecellular.ca/coverage-maps/ https://www.comparecellular.ca/coverage-maps/ - "Less than 30 percent of Canada’s geographic area is covered by Bell, Rogers, or TELUS."
  - b112 4y ago
    You're making my point for me.