What if you could see your cell signal?

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From MyVoucherCodes (UK)

Your smartphone is an amazing piece of technology, but it would be nothing without a cellular network which gives you the ability to text, talk, and browse the web. You may not see the massive infrastructure used by your cellphone provider, but it's there. Here's what it would look like if you could see it.

For example Chicago



Or New York:



The above captions are made possible by Danilo Erricolo, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Illinois at Chicago. And by Fran Harackiewicz, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, who teaches antenna theory and design.

[Lunican]

It's amazing how dense the cell antennas are in places like Chicago and New York. If you look at the roof line of the buildings you are standing under and you will see antennas.