1520 in music festivals.

[canonuevo]

Hey I attended 2 huge music festivals where there are a lot of people there. My question is: Why does it say I have full 4G, but in actuality I don't. I tried soft reset and restarting my phone. I am on ATT. So is it my carrier, phone, or just a lot of people in the area?

 

[Microsoftjunkie]

How do you know its not "full 4g"?

 

[xandros9]

I know "4G" in the US is often H+/3.5G in disguise, whereas actually 4G is marked as 4G LTE or just LTE.

 

[Microsoftjunkie]

True, but the op doesn't give enough details. Full "bars" of 4g, and how does he know which one the op is on if the phone says 4G?

Needs to clarify.

 

[canonuevo]

Ok maybe not full 4g or whatever, but it indicated I have signal. I should be able to send a text should I not?

 

[Microsoftjunkie]

Is the phone unbranded or an Att phone? Can you use internet or make calls?

 

[canonuevo]

I cannot make calls or use internet. I won it from the Microsoft store. I should be able to do those things if it says I have signal right? This only happens when I'm at a music festival where there are thousands of people. I'm just curious if that's normal or not. Thanks for all the replies people.

 

[asylumxl]

It's more likely something wrong with the cell towers around there. Perhaps they are at capacity.

 

[mparker]

It's more likely something wrong with the cell towers around there. Perhaps they are at capacity.

This is probably the issue. You see the same problem at football games. The massive concentration of phones overloads the cell tower. It's also possible that all those phone radios in one spot are interfering with each other too much and the cell tower just sees static.

 

[Microsoftjunkie]

Ok, I agree with these posters. This is common at sporting events. Or events with large crowds.

 

[Laura Knotek]

The cell towers are too congested. I had that happen at sports events.
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[Laura Knotek]

The cell towers are too congested. I had that happen at sports events.



Some sports teams are upgrading their stadiums and arenas to improve things. For instance Verizon is working with the Cleveland Cavaliers for better reception at the Quicken Loans Arena. http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/q-wireless-130411


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