Re: Minor Update - ATT Wireless Internet - SOME Issues Solved

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From	not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject	Re: Minor Update - ATT Wireless Internet - SOME Issues Solved
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Date	2025-08-21 07:48 +1000
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> On 29 Jul 2025 09:14:02 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:
>> Out in the cow-farms of Australia It's lucky to get any G since they
>> turned 3G off. 4G is bloody useless for coverage, and the telcos
>> just openly lie about the fact.
> 
> I don't see why, if it's using the same frequency bands. Frequency is the 
> primary determinant of physical radio signal range (given the same amount 
> of power), after all.

Unfortunately anyone with the time and documents to understand
exactly how it all works in is the employ of a company selling 4G
tech, so nobody's explaining the full details. But obviously there
are lots of technical changes which can counter that basic
assumption when applied to 4G, using multiple radios/antennas,
error correction, whatever equates to the minimum baud rate
(especially for what can handle digital voice data).

I noticed the same when 2G was turned off reception got worse too.
My old 2G/3G mobile broadband modem no longer got reception except
near the windows in my house (granted 2G speed was slow enough that
I did want it near a window anyway). Phone calls still worked
inside on 3G though, but even against the windows is dodgy on 4G -
I have to go outside now (when my landline's not working). It's not
even as reliable as 3G for making calls outdoors.

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Re: Minor Update - ATT Wireless Internet - SOME Issues Solved Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-19 02:41 +0000
  Re: Minor Update - ATT Wireless Internet - SOME Issues Solved not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-21 07:48 +1000
    Re: Minor Update - ATT Wireless Internet - SOME Issues Solved c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-08-21 03:50 -0400
      Re: Minor Update - ATT Wireless Internet - SOME Issues Solved not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2025-08-22 09:10 +1000

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