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Old Jul 17, 2007 | 2:37 pm
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Originally Posted by jcherney
Cell phone towers are generally spaced a few miles apart. I think the distance TATL is slightly more than a few miles! So, no cell phone service at all.
Reminds me of a biker friend who had a breakdown somewhere in the NV or UT desert (far off an interstate and away from any towns), powered on his phone, only to find no service.
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