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** A [[wikipedia:Faraday cage|Faraday cage]] can severely hamper or eliminate radio (and thus cellular) communications. These doesn't have to be sophisticated or even deliberate - a metal building such as a warehouse can act like one.
*** A tinfoil hat actually ''can'' form a Faraday cage, which means crazy conspiracy theorists are slightly less delusional than they seem. About the tinfoil. The transmitters in their heads still aren't real. [[Or Was It a Dream?|Or are they?]]
*** Actually, the tinfoil hats are trackable by the international dark conspiracy – as they act as a reflector, they readily reflect radar signals back to the [[Black
** [[wikipedia:Mapimí Silent Zone|Zona del Silencio]] in Durango. It's not the only one, and such areas are called "skip zones".
* In the UK, there are still rural areas that have patchy coverage at best. The construction of new masts tends to be [[Not in My Back Yard|opposed in anyone's back yard]], especially when near a site of natural beauty, or a school. Even in more populated areas, it's possible to have to walk to the other side of a building in order to get a reception.
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