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How Mobile Phones Work Behind the Scenes
adamengst writes "We seldom think about how our mobile phones actually work, but in this TidBITS article, Rich Mogull pulls back the covers and peels away the jargon to explain why text messages work when voice calls are dropped, why your battery lasts longer in some places than in others, why you're not allowed to use phones on airplanes, why you can be notified of a voicemail message when your phone never rang, and more."
It's amazing how you can be so smug and condescending while still being wrong on every single one of your throaway answers. I'd think you were trying to make a joke if I could find any sort of humour in your post, but I can't. Try reading the article, because it seems that your knowledge on these issues is less than those teenage girls you look down on.
The article is an incredible waste of time. If you really want (fairly) accurate basic information on how a cellular network operates go to Wikipedia or head over to www.howardforums.com . The fine people there are incredibly educated and can give you a basic understanding of what hibby jibby stuff goes on.