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Screenshot of nickvsnetworking.com: Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about signal strength

Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about signal strength (nickvsnetworking.com)

365 points by tsujamin 11 months ago | 142 comments

A blog post on Nick vs Networking about an Android carrier config option (KEY_INFLATE_SIGNAL_STRENGTH_BOOL) that lets carriers inflate displayed signal bars.

android signal-strength carrier-config mobile-networks

Screenshot of starlink.com: Starlink Direct to Cell

Starlink Direct to Cell (starlink.com)

609 points by tosh 1 year ago | 671 comments

Starlink's product page for Direct to Cell, a satellite service providing text, voice, and data to unmodified LTE phones worldwide.

starlink spacex direct-to-cell satellite-internet

Screenshot of direct.starlink.com: Starlink Direct to Cell

Starlink Direct to Cell (direct.starlink.com)

638 points by pr337h4m 3 years ago | 471 comments

Starlink's product landing page for Direct to Cell, a satellite service offering text, voice, and data to standard LTE phones worldwide.

starlink spacex satellite-internet direct-to-cell

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Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about signal strength(nickvsnetworking.com)

Starlink Direct to Cell(starlink.com)

Starlink Direct to Cell(direct.starlink.com)

Simple trick to increase coverage: Lying to users about signal strength (nickvsnetworking.com)

Starlink Direct to Cell (starlink.com)

Starlink Direct to Cell (direct.starlink.com)