There's actually a very simple reason for this phenomenon. A standard spring mattress essentially acts like a giant mirror, reflecting all sorts of radio waves, including your cellular signal. This can cause interference, leading to a dead zone in the near vicinity. The same effect was documented back in nineteen ninety eight when the undertaker threw mankind off hell in a cell and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcers table.
Dude... try rural Illinois. The only internet I can get faster than 3mbps is cellular hotspot, and that's supposed to be 5G but is usually actually 4G out here. That's it. I can get dial-up, DSL, cable that is somehow slower than DSL and constantly disconnects, or hotspot from AT&T.
America is far from the best example of decent internet access if you live more than a few miles from a major urban hub. In fact, in rural areas, your options are not only stupidly limited, but also criminally expensive. For land-based internet at 3mbps where I live costs $6 more per month than my sister-in-law's GB Fiber 20 miles away, and has data caps to boot. It's insane.
Yea Illinois internet disparity is awful. ISP prices suck and it's usually either Comcast, AT&T, or no Internet.
Mobile coverage only gets better the closer you get to Chicago, but in the middle of Chicago it's hit or miss and there are random dead zones everywhere in the city.
That plus those seats designed to put strain on your legs would be a 0/10 pooping experience. The only way I could think to make it worse is if you could find a way to send an all-hands message in Slack: "567primemover has been on the toilet for more than 7 minutes. Send him a word of encouragement!"
A jammer would be the stupidest thing a place could do. Is is illegal and enforced, plus cell companies help investigate it. And Faraday cage is not necessarily illegal.
For me it's the opposite. I don't get usable mobile signal in most of my house, to the point that our phones are set up with wifi calling, and if the internet goes down (like it did for 45 minutes the other day) there's not much I can do. But if I lie down comfortably on my bed, I get a usable two bars of 4G, enough to make calls and do a bit of internet browsing.
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too_high_for_this@lemmy.world · 115 pts · 2y
There's actually a very simple reason for this phenomenon. A standard spring mattress essentially acts like a giant mirror, reflecting all sorts of radio waves, including your cellular signal. This can cause interference, leading to a dead zone in the near vicinity. The same effect was documented back in nineteen ninety eight when the undertaker threw mankind off hell in a cell and plummeted sixteen feet through an announcers table.
Juvyn00b@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2y
I just had to scan your post history just to see.... maybe.... naw. Damnit.
flames5123@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
That’s the biggest thing I miss about Reddit. The random users we all knew that formed a collective meme.
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 25 pts · 2y
God damn it
Snowpix@lemmy.ca · 19 pts · 2y
Be right back, I need some jumper cables to beat this person within an inch of their life with.
too_high_for_this@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Daddy chill
jacobaaron@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
Damn it, got me good lol - completely forgot all about this when leaving reddit, thank you for this
ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y
YESSSSSSS I was missing that so much! Thank you for bringing that back lmao I was not expecting it at all.
Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca · 41 pts · 2y
Who uses their phone data at home?
I assume countries that have affordable data plans from ISPs, but still..
BritishJ@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
Lots of countries only have mobile data to homes. Think African countries, India, Pakistan, then you've got Vietnam etc, with villages on rivers.
RavenFellBlade@startrek.website · 7 pts · 2y
Dude... try rural Illinois. The only internet I can get faster than 3mbps is cellular hotspot, and that's supposed to be 5G but is usually actually 4G out here. That's it. I can get dial-up, DSL, cable that is somehow slower than DSL and constantly disconnects, or hotspot from AT&T.
America is far from the best example of decent internet access if you live more than a few miles from a major urban hub. In fact, in rural areas, your options are not only stupidly limited, but also criminally expensive. For land-based internet at 3mbps where I live costs $6 more per month than my sister-in-law's GB Fiber 20 miles away, and has data caps to boot. It's insane.
UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Yea Illinois internet disparity is awful. ISP prices suck and it's usually either Comcast, AT&T, or no Internet.
Mobile coverage only gets better the closer you get to Chicago, but in the middle of Chicago it's hit or miss and there are random dead zones everywhere in the city.
Ricaz@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 2y
Big parts of Europe has. I pay about €17 for unlimited 5G.
I have wifi at home of course but I still mostly use cellular cus it's faster lol
rbits@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
My wifi doesn't reach my bedroom. Really should fix it.
joyjoy@lemm.ee · 36 pts · 2y
The bathroom stall at work gets 0 bars.
flashgnash@lemm.ee · 40 pts · 2y
Would be funny if they'd built a Faraday cage around the bathroom to stop people sitting on the toilet on their phones for ages
kadu@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
You can't stop me, I have WarioWare on my GBA emulator on my phone!
Rodeo@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 2y
You may be interested in Lemuroid
567PrimeMover@kbin.social · 7 pts · 2y
That plus those seats designed to put strain on your legs would be a 0/10 pooping experience. The only way I could think to make it worse is if you could find a way to send an all-hands message in Slack: "567primemover has been on the toilet for more than 7 minutes. Send him a word of encouragement!"
constantturtleaction@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Make sure the toilet is too tall for most people too.
flashgnash@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
I'd make a scoreboard out of it, competitive shutting for both high and low scores
Obi@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 2y
Hasn't that been done before? Maybe not Faraday cages but jammers or something, I swear I remember something like that.
Sallp@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 2y
A jammer would be the stupidest thing a place could do. Is is illegal and enforced, plus cell companies help investigate it. And Faraday cage is not necessarily illegal.
pivot_root@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Alas, the laws don't stop idiots with a "great idea":
It seems companies aren't as stupid about it as schools, though. I guess it's easier to risk wasting taxpayer money than your own money 🫤
FrankTheHealer@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
Don't give them any fucking ideas
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 2y
Newpaper
HeavyRaptor@lemmy.zip · 31 pts · 2y
Accurate cause 5g is nowhere to be found
areyouevenreal@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz · -2 pts · 2y
I can get 5G in small villages and towns even. So I don't know what you're talking about.
gibmiser@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 2y
The springs in your bed are causing interference. Get a foam mattress.
Source: Me just making shit up.
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 2 pts · 2y
I wholeheartedly believe you
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 2 pts · 2y
Omg, bravo
Holzkohlen@feddit.de · 26 pts · 2y
You don't have wifi at home?
darcy@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
i dont...
abfarid@startrek.website · 23 pts · 2y
E, which stands for EDGE, is also "2G".
RavenFellBlade@startrek.website · 14 pts · 2y
It's edgier 2G for an edgier generation.
Ddhuud@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Yes, but GPRS is also 2g, but almost half the speed of edge.
abfarid@startrek.website · 4 pts · 2y
How dare you "um, akhtually" me on my "um, akhtually"?!
WereCat@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y
Lol, I had the same experience with WiFi at a hotel I was in 2d ago.
Burningsky@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y
Accurate
567PrimeMover@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y
And this meme can be easily updated by putting one single "5G" next to the left-hand leg of the bedframe and nowhere else
pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 2y
e = ethernet now
rainynight65@feddit.de · 6 pts · 2y
For me it's the opposite. I don't get usable mobile signal in most of my house, to the point that our phones are set up with wifi calling, and if the internet goes down (like it did for 45 minutes the other day) there's not much I can do. But if I lie down comfortably on my bed, I get a usable two bars of 4G, enough to make calls and do a bit of internet browsing.
bennypr0fane@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 2y
Wireless carrier wants you to get out of bed and scroll at the goddamn kitchen table
The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website · 3 pts · 2y
What, like I'm in a commercial?
thericcer@reddthat.com · 4 pts · 2y
Been years since I've seen this meme.
Albin9325@kerala.party · 4 pts · 2y