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[โ€“] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hospitals are practically faraday cages, it can be hard to get a signal in large hospitals.

But a text message that amounts to just a few bits can usually sneak through without much delay.

[โ€“] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

I was thinking it had more to do with the use of the 900MHz band which has advantages in the penetration of certain materials compared to higher frequencies but I'm not an expert.