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by Azeralthefallen 3453 days ago
My grand parents do not get celluar where they live in very remote Montana. Apparently ether Verizon/AT&T (i can't remember which) has been promising them Celluar/Cable service for over 5 years now, and has never come through with it.

Honestly i think the only reason they even pay for AOL is because they use it to keep in touch with relatives via email.
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ChuckMcM 3453 days ago
Sadly every cellular map I've seen has a big black hole with is Wyoming/Montana. I feel for your grandparents, beautiful country but no connectivity.
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BuuQu9hu 3453 days ago
Sounds like an opportunity for someone to come along and create a new network based on open source mobile stuff.

http://osmocom.org/

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ChuckMcM 3452 days ago
And it would, except that Charter communications owns rights to the cellular spectrum there. So once such a system were in place Charter would no doubt come in and take it away from you and then operate it at a profit if they could.
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analognoise 3453 days ago
"Open source mobile stuff." - Good plan, sounds well thought out, sign me up.
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BuuQu9hu 3452 days ago
If the CCC can do it every year, Burning Man can do it, Niue can do it, an island off Nicaragua can do it, then the middle of the USA can too.

http://wiki.rhizomatica.org/index.php/Rhizomatica_GSM http://www.h-online.com/open/features/Building-a-GSM-network... http://itp.junglebrains.com/setting-up-your-own-cellular-net...

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