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Re:U.S. FAA clears 45% of commercial plane fleet after 5G de... by jcalvinowens on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @10:06AM (#29980216)
It's really regional. I get 5 bars pretty much anywhere below 5000ft in the bay area.
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Re:U.S. FAA clears 45% of commercial plane fleet after 5G de... by _moof on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @11:26AM (#29981499)
Yep, I get signal up to about 3000' AGL where I am.
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Re:U.S. FAA clears 45% of commercial plane fleet after 5G de... by supernova87a on Tuesday January 18, 2022 @01:09PM (#29983200)
Well, given that the possible range to a cell tower is about 35 km / 20 mi (max, an absolute limitation of how the GSM/timing is done), it's very plausible that even if cell broadcast antennas are generally pointed down + flat with the horizon, you're gonna get some signal from some antenna in the distance.
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