Eli5: where do photons “go” when scattered?

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For example, when using your phone in areas of low service and the internet is slow or call audio quality is poor, what is happening to the radio / microwaves in transmission to your device?

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They go everywhere.

A particular ray of light will usually go in a random direction. In your example that random direction is usually not towards the radio tower.

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