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Old 27th October 2009 | 21:25
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STBYRUD
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From: GPS L INVALID
Well, its a different story with a service like this - a picocell is created by an onboard GSM access point (which itself is connected to the rest of the telephone network via satellite) that prevents the phones from searching for a network with increasing Tx power but instead presenting them with a strong signal and drains the unsuspecting customer's wallet with horrendous roaming fees...
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