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His assertion is true, i have traveled to 4+ countries in africa, and live in one. I have yet to be without signal in all my travels. You would need to go real
by ismail 12y ago
His assertion is true, i have traveled to 4+ countries in africa, and live in one.
I have yet to be without signal in all my travels. You would need to go really remote to find a place without signal.
Even sparsely populated areas, backwaters are covered. The reason is communication infrastructure was pretty bad here, hence we leap frogged and mobile is primary means of communication.
You also have the other challenge of copper being stolen, hence in some areas the only way for you to get comms (internet/phone) is via mobile.
- com2kid 12y ago> I have yet to be without signal in all my travels. You would need to go really remote to find a place without signal. In contrast, I can travel ~20 minutes outside a major metropolitian area in the US (Seattle) and be without cell service. Heck I often am without cell service when I'm hiking. Then again I'm using a provider (T-Mobile) which is known to only work in metro areas!
- somberi 12y agoI was going to write this part in my original email but wanted to stick to the main concern about use cases. I do live 3-4 months a year in NYC and in my pre-war building, T-mobile has spotty coverage. If I travel to Connecticut, 90 minutes away, there are many spots en-route where I do not get a signal.