When inside a large group of people (at a stadium, concert, festival), why does your phones internet data stop working despite having full bars? Why does such a large presence of phones in one area limit every phones’ usability and ability to even simply send a text message?

Question

When inside a large group of people (at a stadium, concert, festival), why does your phones internet data stop working despite having full bars? Why does such a large presence of phones in one area limit every phones’ usability and ability to even simply send a text message?

In: Technology

Answer 1

Full bars represent your close proximity to a cell tower.

But so is everyone else at the stadium/festival.

The difference is like you taking a crap in your toilet and 100 people trying to crap in a toilet at the same time. Sure, you are close to the toilet but good luck getting your crap through.