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Old Oct 5, 2020 | 9:19 pm
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Originally Posted by Finkface

...If my cell phone can receive a signal, will Teppy as well?

Not necessarily – cell phones work off of different networks than your Teppy, meaning the two are not connecting to the same signal. This is because Teppy connects to data networks; e.g. 2G, 3G, LTE, 4G. On the other hand, cell phones connect to cellular networks.

Since cellular networks have been around a lot longer than data networks, coverage is better because there’s more infrastructure in place (i.e. cell towers), especially in rural areas. For this reason, you might be able to make calls in a rural area but still won’t be able to access the internet....
Being knowledgable about cellular, I found this a rather strange statement. It seems like it is saying that Teppy will not work with ancient analog networks. That may well be true but I doubt if any of those are left in the USA or, indeed, anywhere. It might also mean that Teppy will not work with an alternate, also older, cellular technology called CDMA. If that is the case, then Teppy will not connect to older Verizon base stations, which I believe still exist. If so, that could be a significant limitation in the Eastern Sierra.
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