In plain English
This describes an absence of the service feed, not just a named quality of it. It is a connection state where the expected telecommunications input is not reaching the receiving equipment.
In context
Here, "no signal" reports that the device is not receiving the incoming telecommunications service signal it is expected to receive.
- Situation
- Installing broadband, activating service, using routers, and reading connection status
- What it communicates
- reports that the device is not receiving the expected service signal.
Meaning limits
By itself, this status does not identify the cause of the absence or any condition beyond the lack of an incoming service signal.
Examples
“The television had no signal, but the screen was still lit.”
“During the hike, her phone dropped to no signal near the tunnel.”