If so, do cell phone networks still get stressed?

  • BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca
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    9 days ago

    Back in the early 00’s everybody called and the cell network was stressed, I normally waited 15-30 minutes before calling my parents.

    Nowadays the 5g network can handle that many calls and a big chunk of the people use something else than phone calls.

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      9 days ago

      Does 5G handle regular voice calls, or are you talking about calling over a data line with an app?

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        9 days ago

        I would assume everything including GSM calls is IP/packet based nowadays, unless your phone has switched to 1G

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          9 days ago

          Isn’t 1G analog? All voice calls are transmitted digitally and have been since the early 90s.