No way they’re looking for WiFi. You’re lucky if those signals make it ~300 feet from the access point, let alone 60,000.
Even cell signal is probably relatively unlikely as the antennas on cell towers are highly directional and aim most of their signal towards the ground.
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No way they’re looking for WiFi. You’re lucky if those signals make it ~300 feet from the access point, let alone 60,000.
Even cell signal is probably relatively unlikely as the antennas on cell towers are highly directional and aim most of their signal towards the ground.