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Subject: Re: A Few Miles Off The Florida Coast Cellular Phoning Becomes Typical Posted on: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:12:12 CST



RichC wrote:

> "Tom K" wrote in message
> news:KpQ6h.372$Xf3.362@newsfe11.lga...
>
>>>Any chance he picked up the cell service from the ship and Bermuda is who
>>
>>they use for service and billing?
>>
>>He never mentioned the ship. I suspect there's a chance that's what
>>happened.
>>
>>--Tom
>
>
> Even though he could see land it's more likely that the charges were
> incurred from the ships cell phone system & at 4 bucks a minute it could add
> up quickly. I haven't heard many people comment about ship cell charges yet.
>
>

Perhaps everyone needs to travel with a small metal container with a
hole drilled in the bottom to put the phone antenna thru. Then you can
direct the call to the shore.

I guess I will just have to turn the phone off as we pull away from the
dock. I wonder if the cruise lines will manage to override the nearby
cell phone towers.