eli5 how come airplanes have wi-fi but we can’t get a phone signal?
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There’s no point in operating a femtocell or similar solution when WiFi is already provided.
The internet connection on board is provided by equipment on the plane itself, using a backhaul of either satellite communications or antennas to ground cell towers.
Meanwhile your phone is trying to reach ground cell towers from miles in the air: that’s not going to work.
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