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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Saturday, 20-Nov-2021 16:16:11 EST lnxw48a1
   Something about #NYC causes mobile devices to discharge more rapidly. I suspect much of it is related to #cellular and #Wi-Fi network coverage between tall buildings. But I noticed a milder version outside New York City, where I've been working the past few days.
   1. Alexandre Oliva (moved to @lxo@gnusocial.jp) (lxo@gnusocial.net)'s status on Sunday, 21-Nov-2021 00:07:33 EST Alexandre Oliva (moved to @lxo@gnusocial.jp)

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      battery consumption can grow for having to communicate with a distant towers. I suspect this is not what drives power use up in crowded areas; you're probably not falling back onto a distant tower, but rather having to retransmit often due to collisions within partially-overlapping cells