Thread regarding Fiserv Inc. layoffs

Anyone else notice this?

How many of you have issues with getting cell signals in your office? I've been to a few offices and at best get sketchy service with t-mobile and Verizon both, but in most cases I have pretty much zero service. As soon as I step outside the door and get 5-10 feet away from the building my phone goes right back to full bars of 5g.

I swear the company has jammers running to prevent people from being on their phone (or receiving emergency calls from home!) If I go inside any other equally large buildings within a half mile of any of the offices I have no trouble getting a signal. Is it just me?

Seems like a pretty significant issue to resolve before forcing RTO imho...

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If that’s really the case (omitting the fact that other buildings with the same concrete structure must have some magical sorcery where their signals aren’t completely dead), then hey, get a cell booster or cell repeater or whatever. Problem solved. Even if the structure of the building is the problem, how about fixing it instead of doing nothing and believing its to your conniving benefit. No signal? Ha guess nobody can play candy crush at work now…got ‘em.

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Post ID: @cqz+1kJjYhdC

An office building is a big faraday cage. All of that steel and concrete make cell service less than optimal. Some of the buildings have cell repeaters in them to alleviate the problem.

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Well, since it's on topic to RTO, which is related to the layoffs, and yet another reason why some may not want to be in an office if they are concerned about potential and reasonable emergency issues at home that they can't be informed of... it is on topic.

And in your brilliant assessment of building materials and their effects on cell phone networks, what is the magic being added to the buildings, after the fact, that causes the iffice in particular to stop connections while other places have no problem maintaining a signal?

What voodoo are other companies, stores, etc employing that I can get a signal in their buildings?

Glad you unconstructive response gave you a little joy, find your happiness.

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Post ID: @kpu+1kJjYhdC

It is called steel and concrete. They build stuff out of them and generally they block wireless. I have had dead zones in buildings. Now what does this have to do about layoffs I don't know, but this subject is off target. Just thought I would answer it for the enjoyment.

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