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Old February 12th 19, 03:45 AM posted to alt.windows7.general,alt.comp.os.windows-10,alt.comp.freeware,alt.conspiracy
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In article , Rene Lamontagne
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/...ifi-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.


meanwhile, more than 2 *billion* smartphones are in use.
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