Comment on If internet means wires, then how come my mobile phone gets connected to the internet ? I'm roaming everywhere with it inside my pocket.

• A_norny_mousse@piefed.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Eh, not really. OP just fundamentally misunderstood some things. And probably refused to read up on them.

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• Strider@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  But… It’s not wrong. Those cables make up the intercontinental connections. The latency via satellite is far worse.

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  • Ajen@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Underwater cables being used for parts of the internet is not the same thing as “internet means wires.”

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    • Strider@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes, but it’s being a critical part of it’s infrastructure.

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      • Ajen@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Wireless is also critical, but I’m starting to think your confusion is more around grammar than technology.

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