• Anonymous@midwest.social
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    1 year ago

    I’ve heard it’s because the plane is moving so fast when taking off and landing that the phones will ping many different cell towers in rapid succession and that can wreak havoc on the network. It also makes your battery drain faster as it struggles to find a stable cell connection.

    ETA: this comment explains it better: https://lemmy.world/comment/3968181