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MIT professor says cell service outage in Boston highlights need for upgrades so calls can go through during disasters. -- (link)

Posted by CovingtonCat Apr 17 '13, 02:45

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But who will pay for it? (www.boston.com)

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I read that they actively took parts of the network down to stop other theoretical bombs from being set off by phone. -- nm - mafic Apr 17, 02:57 2
- 5 viral stories about Boston attacks that aren't true -- (link) - CovingtonCat Apr 17, 03:28 1
  - Yeah, I was watching CNN and the reporter said cells were turned off and the guy he was talking to said "I'm talking to you from a cell phone." - volnelk Apr 17, 04:05

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