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How are cell phones able to transfer sounds to another phone in less than a second?

Technology is so amazing. I can be stationed in New York City while speaking to someone miles away from me on a cell phone and they can hear my voice in less than a second. How do sound waves transfer through satellites and through air so fast?

Public Comments

1. hmmm i really have noo idea. i think through laser technology. but good question, it made me think!
2. Speed of light, 186,000 miles per second. Do the math. Just to be clear: it's not sound waves that are being transmitted.
3. Damn technology. I think cell phones should be banned for EVER! They cause car wrecks and I can't talk to my kids without them looking down at their cellulars. Kids think they'll die without it. I grew up without a lot of things they have, and I turned out fine!