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transpute 5 days ago

How thick a concrete wall is needed to stop wifi? Or does the concrete wall contain fine wire mesh?

▲ dilyevsky 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

If by "fine" you mean minimum ~10mm rebar then yes

▲ ch4s3 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Have you never walked into a building an lost cell reception?

▲ transpute 4 days ago | parent [-]

Found a table with attenuation by frequency and building material, e.g. low-emission glass can block more than concrete, https://www.signalbooster.com/blogs/news/how-much-which-buil...

                        800Mhz     1900Mhz
  1/2" Drywall          2.03 dB    2.43 dB
  Venetian Plaster      7.91 dB    16.22 dB
  6" Concrete Wall      10.11 dB   19.41 dB
  Glass Window          4.35 dB    4.38 dB
  Low Emission Glass    33.8 dB    33.8 dB
  Brick                 7.57 dB    14.66 dB
  Solid Wooden Door     6.11 dB    12.33 dB