In the first few minutes of the new year, the networks are sometimes overloaded, especially in metropolitan areas – and in rural areas there is sometimes a dead zone.
The consequences are the same: cell phone calls are hardly possible and text messages can only be sent with difficulty. And if you don’t happen to be connected to a WLAN, you won’t get anywhere with Messenger or e-mail. Where can you expect cell phone networks to be overloaded on New Year’s Eve?
Where there is a lot going on on New Year’s Eve, the networks can go to their knees
They are there every year – the places where a particularly large number of people meet to celebrate on New Year’s Eve. The radio and data network can therefore be overloaded for a short time after midnight, especially in metropolitan areas and wherever there is a lot going on. Even messenger services may then briefly have problems coping with the mass of messages.
In cities in particular, it is therefore advisable to only send text messages in the first few minutes after midnight and, if necessary, to switch messenger services. If possible, stay 500 meters or more away from crowds. Then the mobile phone might log into a radio cell that is not overloaded.
Prescribe and use mailing lists
But there’s still a lot you can do to ensure that calls to loved ones and friends don’t get lost and messages don’t arrive until the New Year’s Eve party is over. In any case, it pays to proceed strategically. The IT industry association advises to avoid bottlenecks in the mobile phone networks on New Year’s Eve Bitkomprescribe messages and save them as drafts.
It is also helpful to create a mailing list in advance in case you want to send New Year’s greetings with the same wording to several people. This is how you kill two birds with one stone. Not only can you send all short messages punctually to the second with the push of a button. You don’t have to stare at your cell phone and type when the mood is boiling up around you.
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Appointment dispatch against dead spots
If you spend New Year’s Eve in a region with dubious mobile phone coverage, don’t miss a program item of the New Year’s Eve gala you attended or simply want to go to bed early, Bitkom recommends sending appointments. Many providers, apps or services offer the option of sending messages on a time-controlled basis. An example is the app AutoResponder for WhatsApp, which is available for Android smartphones.
If you know that you will be celebrating in a dead zone, the only option is to schedule the greetings with an e-mail service beforehand.
WiFi is only a better choice at home
Most people surf via LTE or 4G. It can therefore be helpful to switch to the newer 5G, provided this is available where you are and the smartphone supports it. The network card from the broadband monitor provides information here.
If you’re celebrating New Year’s Eve at home or with friends at home, the most reliable way to send your messenger messages and e-mails is via WLAN. Public WiFi networks, on the other hand, are often overloaded in the first few minutes of the year. And if you want to send your New Year’s greetings over the phone, you still have the best cards with a landline phone – if you have one.