the 5g standard includes many frequencies, including long range 2g-like ~400Mhz ones
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pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Well 2g is good because it reaches be further doesn’t it? Say if you’re in the wilderness, there’s a slim chance 2G might work
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 day ago
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I’m a ham radio operator; it just feels weird hearing someone call 400 MHz “long range.” Above, say, 60 MHz I wouldn’t count on anything beyond line-of-sight anyway, though I suppose the lower in the UHF band you are the more likely you are to punch through leaves and such.
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 1 day ago
hahah everything is relative I guess.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
I did once talk to Ukraine from some woods in North Carolina on 20 meters (~14 MHz) So when you say “long range radio” to me I think in hemispheres.
sunbeam60@lemmy.one 2 days ago
I live outside of a big city in the UK. Many times I can ONLY get 2G.
Swarfega@lemm.ee 22 hours ago
Same here. Many providers turned off 3G so I either see 4G or 2G. 2G is so slow it may as well not exist.