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You’re Not Imagining It: Cell Phone Reception Is Getting Worse (time.com)

submitted 11 months ago by diacewrb@alien.top to c/gadgets@hardware.watch

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[–] pseudopad@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I haven't had any problems with phone reception in the European cities I've been to in recent years, or in the one I currently live in. I don't live in the biggest city, but it's still about as dense as London.

The only problem I have, is that bluetooth headphones drop out pretty often when public transit passes by.

I think my country rates in the top 5 worldwide for mobile internet speeds, though, so maybe we just have a lot more cell towers per person (or rather, fewer people per tower) than what's normal.

edit: I was wrong, but that's because most of the top 5 spots are filled by really small but oil-rich countries.