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   Hello Rob!   
      
   ** On Monday 27.01.25 - 01:41, Rob Mccart wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:   
      
    RM> they built a new cell tower about 7 miles away, but when a   
    RM> service guy was here for noise on my land line, we talked   
    RM> briefly and he was able to check and he said the cell   
    RM> service here was coming from another tower several miles   
    RM> further away. Whatever works.. That's my Internet access   
    RM> mainly. Other than that my cell phone is just for   
    RM> emergencies, travel or for rare long distance calls which   
    RM> would cost me extra on my land line.   
      
   Why not switch entirely to cellular?  That's what I did just a     
   few years ago. I got tired of the seasonal issues with the     
   landlines developing hum/noises.   
      
   My rate was about $35/mo (no extra features). I guess that was     
   a grandfathered rate or something, but I learned that other     
   people were paying as over $60 just for a basic service (no     
   features). Now, the minimum seems to be $80.   
      
   I use a ZTE mobile router that houses the SIM card. The device     
   feeds regular RJ11 to any existing corded phones or the house     
   wiring. The device also provides local wifi.   
      
   I know several people who are totally frustrated with Bell and     
   their high landline charges. This ZTE-solution would serve them     
   well - if they only knew about it.   
      
      
    RM> Yes, a lot of people bought acreage for hunting camps and   
    RM> such in the area and later found there was no legal way to   
    RM> put a road into the property. I have a friend with a   
    RM> cottage over on Mary Lake in Muskoka and he has no road   
    RM> access to his property.   
      
   My lot has a "road clearance" at the south narrow end. So.. a     
   selfmanaged trail all along that route could work. One of my     
   neighbour's was telling me that there is a trail that actually     
   leads right up to my property.  I might have to explore that     
   some day - for now, I've only been accessing the property in an     
   extended loop across crownland from the North, then across to     
   the East and then back to the West across a fine beaver dam!   
      
      
    RM> told them to get stuffed and he's totally off the grid..   
      
   Yep..  off-grid would be the only solution on my property too.      
   A friend of mine wants to explore building a ham radio repeater     
   node there.  There are a couple of potential high spots.     
   Cellular was sketchy in the North part of the property.   
      
      
    RM> (It should maybe be mentioned that my brother and sister   
    RM> are both in far worse health than I am..  so far   
    RM> anyways..)   
      
   Younger or older?   
      
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