HOW CELLULAR WORKS… AND WHY SOMETIMES IT DOESN’T.

from Assume I’m an Idiot · host Ruff & Tumble

All of us rely on it daily, but none of know how it works. JR digs into where cellular service came from, how it works, why it doesn’t, and where it’s going… and discovers that our “state-of-the-art technology” is over 125 years old.

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