Rural Americans know the truth of what cellular provider`s maps show
(Android Central)

The cellular coverage maps look good, but they aren`t accurate — not even close. I wrote a plea in December 2020 for 5G to be the technology that saved my rural broadband situation in 2021, that situation being that it is essentially non-existent. While there was a brief period in which I was able to use T-Mobile Home Internet to bolster my connectivity situation, ultimately, my internet salvation is beamed to my home from space thanks to SpaceX Starlink Home Internet. Even with 2021`s 5G expansion, it`s a struggle to get even 4G LTE outside metropolitan eras despite seemingly comprehensive carrier coverage maps. In these ads that sprawl across our TVs, webpages, and social media, we constantly see how one carrier is the fastest or covers the most people—usually accompanied by a map of some form displaying brand colors shading essentially the entire United States. This is to persuade consumers to pick that carrier because it has the best coverage. If you hadn`t noticed, all of ...