alt Hacker NewsPhones maintain a cellular connection even if most data is being transmitted over WiFi at any given moment
Cellular modems are constantly reading and broadcasting messages to the cellular network unless they are explicitly turned off
Phones maintain a cellular connection even if most data is being transmitted over WiFi at any given moment
Cellular modems are constantly reading and broadcasting messages to the cellular network unless they are explicitly turned off
But they use much more power when they are receiving data.