How far can cell phones transmit?

What’s interesting is that a cell tower will sometimes have their transmitter seat to a lower power on purpose to ensure it doesn’t interfere with neighboring cells. But even with all of those factors, the typical cell tower can provide service up to 45 miles away. That’s quite impressive!

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What is the max distance of 4G?

Over 4g, the maximum distance is only 400 meters according to my own stimation. In this case I am talking bout a crowded city as buenos aires. The theoretical maximum range without Extended Cell Capability (which is not used inland, as far as I know), is 35.7km, because of signal delay vs. synchronisation timeframe.26 May 2011

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