Comment on Why do cell phones have a data limit but home internet doesn't?
SupraMario@lemmy.world 4 weeks agoIn a rural area the population density is a lot less than that of suburbs or the city. We’re talking about 40 people or less using a single tower, this also takes in account of the 3 carriers. If each carriers tower can handle 40 people, that’s potentially 120 users total in a few mile radius, which is normal for rural populations.
I_Miss_Daniel@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
This tower has about a 20km radius on average due to topography, covers a stretch of the New England Highway and also covers the nearby village of Black Mountain. A good few hundred phones will be in range I expect.
The tower also has cells for Optus and Vodafone, but they are a significant minority of customers in this area.
SupraMario@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
This sounds like an issue with the carriers not actually putting in more towers to properly handle the load though. Aka greed.