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Re:Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about s... by toast0 on Monday November 03, 2025 @03:34AM (#45797024)
When you lose internet, you get a ! next to the bars (at least I have on my last few androids). Usually I also have no bars when I lose internet, but sometimes I've got coverage without data flow.
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Re:Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about s... by dawnerd on Monday November 03, 2025 @03:52AM (#45797110)
Wish Apple would do that. It’s kind of a guessing game.
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Re:Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about s... by willis936 on Monday November 03, 2025 @05:01AM (#45797466)
You can have full bars and no internet when jammed in a crowded space with full pipes. Just because the PHY is linked doesn't mean you have internet.
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Re:Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about s... by smcin on Monday November 03, 2025 @04:51PM (#45804887)
True, but brownout due to network congestion is not the complaint here.
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Re:Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about s... by chipsrafferty on Monday November 03, 2025 @04:48PM (#45804845)
You should but you don't always
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