Build Your Own Cell tower

BlakeCaldwell writes "If you're the type who dreads being dragged kicking and screaming into the use of a cell phone, Samsung sells their Long Range Cordless Phone. With an incredible (for landlines) 30-mile range, the set includes a caller ID-capable LCD and is able to communicate with the base-station, acting as an intercom."

Comments

I just use my normal cordless

[PhraudulentOne]

I live downtown in a *small* rural community. I can take my 900Mhz cordless to the corner store, the parks, and a couple of restaurants without it dropping calls. Plus, I have bonus of looking like Zack Morris as I stroll around with my big-ass phone.

* excellent *

[bizmark22]

now I can have fake "cell phone" conversations with my "girlfriend" on my own network, with no chance of that phone ringing halfway through to give me away...

Lost in someone else's couch?

[Anonymous Coward]

I have a hard enough time finding my portable phone in my house. Now it can get lost within 30 miles? Eep.

Re:Don't do it in the U.S.

[cot]

Thanks for taking the time to format that by hand, I'm sure it was tedious.

Re:High-power RF interference

[TomorrowPlusX]

When I was a bus driver in college, there was this one neighborhood ( close to downtown Charlottesville, VA ) where somebody's wireless landline would cause massive interference with our CB radios. Massive enough that we could here *complete* conversations, clearly, if we were within a few blocks.

Once I heard one hell of a yelling match, he threatened to kill somebody and bury him in his garage.

Those were the days...