On Americas Great Cellular Infrastructure

A quick comparison of the reactions of people from around the world when they answer their mobile phone and hear nothing:

Rest of World: "Hello? ... ... oh, must've been a wrong number"

America: "Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... hm, reception here or there probably sucks .. Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... Hello? ... ... Hello? .. Hello? .. Hello?"

For the record, I get useless reception in my apartment, and I'm only 500m from a Sprint store.