If so, do cell phone networks still get stressed?
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.
Does 5G handle regular voice calls, or are you talking about calling over a data line with an app?
I would assume everything including GSM calls is IP/packet based nowadays, unless your phone has switched to 1G
Isn’t 1G analog? All voice calls are transmitted digitally and have been since the early 90s.
I’ll call my parents, that’s about it. Network for me has been good for the last few years.
I scheduled a bunch of text to go out at midnight and they were fine. I do remember a time when both calling and texting would be delayed!
I’ve only ever texted people, and always well before midnight. I’ve never called anyone on NYE, and I’m middle aged. Back in the day I was too busy in the moment to think of calling someone, and now a days nobody wants to be called, nor do I want to call.
Post your phone number.
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I just go to bed at 11, like i would on any other day off😅
I was asleep by 10. Woke up to so many texts and didn’t respond until I felt like it. It was honestly super nice. Just spent the night laying with my dogs and reading until I got sleepy.
You guys have people to call?
Text messages are faster IMO
It used to be that SMS service would get so overrun with HNY messages that it’d be a game to see how long it took to get a response. For some, at least. It truly was a time of making your own fun.
Stupid wifi calling making our texts not even affect the cell towers :( Now everything’s just eye peas going down the series of tubes.
Some do, but it’s app calls now, so just more internet traffic.
I prefer normal calls over app calls.
I just talked with 3 people right at midnight. Did have a problem with one call going through but once connected the quality was fine.
forgot that uded to be a thing, nowadays i just post comments on Lemmy
I’m usually visiting my parents during new year, so I just text a few friends. We usually meet up later in the day, though.
I have never heard of this before
It used to be a thing where I live. Especially back when having a mobile phone was still a flex.
Really? Back in the 2000s and 2010s I used to get a whole bunch of mass texts from friends, family, and random people, wishing me a happy new year. Nobody does that anymore.
People calling each other at new years was a thing in the before times when texting was non-existent, expensive or not widespread. People would call each other usually on land lines and caused a lot of stress to the network. It could take hours to get through. When mobile phones became a thing, people tried to be trendy and call from a party, leading to total collapse of the local cell network.
Later when texting became the norm, it would also be easily overloaded and texts could take a while to get through. These days since everything goes through the internet, I wouldn’t expect there to be any issues. The internet can handle sudden increases much better.
These days since everything goes through the internet
Got an article that explains how this works? I’ve never heard of this before.
They usually like bragged about it on TV afterwards: 1.6 billion SMS (texts) was sent tonight!
Ew, no. Nobody uses phones for voice communication, dad. We are all shut-ins and any calls must be regarding an immediate life-or-death situation.
I used to call some relatives but the list I had dwindled then the last people became too hard of hearing to call.
Huh? What’s that? Anyway, happy new year buddy!
This is very sad.
