Suspending handphones on poles for internet coverage a thing of the past, says Pitas villager

Kampung Mangkapon resident Ulad Sugantong shows how he used a bamboo pole to raise a smartphone high up to catch internet connectivity, before a 4G tower was built in the area. — fotoBERNAMA

Ulad Sugantong remembers how he and fellow Kampung Mangkapon villagers used to suspend their handphones in plastic bottles on bamboo poles to receive better Internet connectivity.

For Ulad, 71, and the other villagers, mostly of Rungus descent, this is now a thing of the past. This is because a telecommunication tower providing 4G high-speed internet service was built in the village and came into service last September.