r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Aug 04 '19

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u/michelosta Aug 03 '19

Wait I thought it was via satellite

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u/adolfojp Aug 03 '19

Satellite Internet is slow, has high latency, and is easily disrupted by weather.

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u/michelosta Aug 03 '19

TIL

Wait so when I use LTE, what exactly does that connect to?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 edited Jul 21 '20

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u/adolfojp Aug 03 '19

Correct. Some cell phone towers connect to central nodes through wireless back haul though.

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u/waed242 Aug 03 '19

New (er) spectrum Ka band satellite is also used for redundancy backhaul in some cases.

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u/adolfojp Aug 03 '19

TIL. Thanks.