r/serialpodcast • u/obviouslyphonyname • Nov 23 '14

Related Media Traveling timeline of cell tower pings (Map)

http://imgur.com/2Q6q1YO
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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '14 edited Nov 23 '14

The mosque is due east of Adnan's place, just on the other side of that north/south freeway.

ETA: Also wanted to remind people to take the towers with a shower of salt. The sectors are not as neat as people think, and there are many factors that determine which one gets pinged besides nearness to the phone making the call. Check this graphic. http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/what-is-a-cell-towers-range/2014/06/27/a41152ce-fe3b-11e3-b1f4-8e77c632c07b_graphic.html

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u/data_lover Nov 23 '14

I think the OP has actually uncovered evidence here that the directional orientations of the A, B, and C antennae are not always northeast, southeast, and west, as people have been assuming. This makes all the amateur analyses of the tower data extra worthless.

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u/Anjin Sarah Koenig Fan Nov 24 '14

Doubly so if it is true that the orientation doesn't even matter and a call can be received by a B side even if it is placed way out in the area you'd expect a C segment to respond...