Subj : Re: KICQ as an "Old New I
To   : Nightfox
From : Andeddu
Date : Sun Jul 11 2021 13:11:49

  Re: Re: KICQ as an "Old New I
  By: Nightfox to Arelor on Thu Jul 08 2021 01:59 pm

 > I think Addieu is in the UK, which is a smaller country, and I could see it
 > being a lot easier to ensure 100% cell coverage in a smaller area.  But in a
 > larger country, I think it could be cost-prohibitive for cell companies to
 > maintain enough cell towers to have coverage even outside of the cities.
 >
 > Nightfox

I've been all over the country from the highlands of Scotland to the London,
Brighton, etc... in the south of England. 4G coverage is generally very good...
obviously there are blackspots in certain extremely rural areas. I am aware
that there are still people opting to use analogue modems because their
addresses are so remote. I began using 4G back in 2013 and I've seen massive
improvements in the infrastructure since then -- by 2018 4G coverage was about
is good as it realistically could be. I have noticed that certain carriers such
as O2 seem to have a poor reception in rural areas though. I am with Three and
the signals are great.

I believe that cheap 5G coverage via Starlink may be the solution for large
geographic regions such as the USA.

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