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Mountains block cell signal, cell service is available but is very spotty in mountainous areas. Deadhorse, Alaska is in a flat field.
by rabbits_2002 3y ago
Mountains block cell signal, cell service is available but is very spotty in mountainous areas. Deadhorse, Alaska is in a flat field.
- arcticbull 3y agoTrue, but some of the LTE bands are the lowest licensed carrier frequency cellular service - they should be the most reliable. Like b71 (600MHz) and b12/13/14/17/28/29/67/85/103 (700MHz) blocks. [1] There's really no reason for 2G only connectivity anywhere in the US other than underinvestment in rural communities no? [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_frequency_bands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LTE_frequency_bands
- rabbits_2002 3y agoAbsolutely, but there probably only needs to be a single cell tower in Deadhorse, where a rural mountainous region would need several to serve a smaller area if the signal is getting blocked, which would be more expensive.