Who Owns the Antennas? Israel's MVNO Puzzle
Israel deregulated its mobile market to multiply competitors, but the antennas collapsed into two shared networks — PHI and S-Plus — and virtual operators aren't required to disclose which one they ride. A listener's phone migration saga raises two questions: can you detect the host network from the outside, and do MVNO subscribers get the same service as direct ones? This episode walks through the MCC/MNC registry, the PLMN broadcast trick, crowd-sourced cell maps, and why identical radio links can still deliver very different speeds at peak. Episode 5477 — myweirdprompts.com/n/5477…
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