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In response to "Man, there's no poverty quite like rural poverty." by Reagen

yet Saskatchewan has enough cell phones now to justify a second area code -- nm

Posted by zork Jul 11 '12, 10:57

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Cell phones actually work great in impoverished areas, particularly those that never had land-line infrastructure. - ty97 Jul 11, 11:00 7
- We've found that in the Southwest. Sometimes get a way better signal out on the Navajo Rez than in more developed areas. -- nm - MojaveMeg Jul 11, 11:06
- great for the providers. they get to shake money out of poor people everywhere. - zork Jul 11, 11:03 5
  - I'd argue that having a cell phone in the US very nearly is a need. - TWuG Jul 11, 11:16 1
    - at this point it is absolutely a need. Most public phones are gone. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 11:26
  - totally disagree. in places with no landlines, a cell phone makes a huge difference. in the third world it raises people's income significantly. -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 11:05 2
    - I wasn't talking about third world. -- nm - zork Jul 11, 11:08 1
      - why assume it's different in rural areas of the US? -- nm - loosilu Jul 11, 11:09

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