Rene Lamontagne wrote in news:gceptmFsntaU1
@mid.individual.net:

On 02/11/2019 8:26 PM, nospam wrote:
In article ,
pjp
wrote:

I do not nor ever plan to own a cell phone. I have no need nor
desire.
Closest "free" wi-fi hotspot for me is larger town which is almost an
hour away.

you're the lone exception, and an hour away is not far at all.

https://www.engadget.com/2007/06/19/...-set-new-wifi-
distance-r
ecord-237-miles/
WiFi's flame burns on in Latin America, however, where researcher
Ermanno Pietrosemoli has managed to shoot an 802.11 signal 382
kilometers (237 miles) between two mountains in the Venezuelan
Andes


He certainly is NOT the lone exception, Myself, My son and at least two
friends do not own and will probably never buy a cell phone.

Rene



My cell phone is a Tracfone with a pay as you go setup. I hardly ever use
it myself, except when my son calls, or I am calling for the taxi. I have
an adroid tablet that is always with me that I use as a super DayTimer,
wifi only. Works for me.