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Got a Cell Phone Booster? FCC Says You Have To Turn It Off
First time accepted submitter Dngrsone writes "Some two million people have bought cell-phone wireless signal boosters and have been using them to get better communication between their phones and distant cell towers. But now, the FCC says they all have to turn their boosters off and ask permission from their providers, and register their devices with those providers, before they can turn them back on."
Oh, great. More bullshit.
How do I turn off my as seen on TV signal boosting sticker?
I'll turn my booster off when the FCC forces cellular companies to provide better coverage. Until then, they can both bite me.
This amazing cell phone booster works on all brands. It looks like a sticker with weird tattoo image like log printed on it. All I have to do is to open the battery cover and stick it to the inside of that cover. That is all. I am guaranteed to get four bars on the antenna no matter where I go. I itching to get my hands on this thing, I would like to rub it in the face of my friends who are paying big bucks for brand name companies like Verizon, AT&T and T-mobile. My cell phone provider just charges me 10$ and his coverage map does not include my home. But, they don't know about this amazing cell phone booster. It is going to be sweet baby!, so I thought.
Suddenly this big government is thrusting its nose where it is none of its business and is banning the cell phone booster. What am I going to do?
sed -e 's/Chuck Norris/Rajnikant/g' joke > fact
Yah.. I'm inclined to say "or else what?" Have fun chasing down those oilfield trucks that are 30 miels in the brush illegally using cell phone boosters!