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[โ€“] breadsmasher 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Good suggestion! Had not considered. Does the range go high enough though from cell towers?

[โ€“] jrs100000 2 points 2 years ago

Not on a standard handheld set, but with an amplifier and a large antenna I doubt it would be an insurmountable problem, especially since most of the data transfer only needs to go one way.