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| nshapiro | "I don't think you need cell service to use the GPS on a phone. We used one in the middle of the pacific where there was no service. Thinking back, ..." | Read more » | over 8 years ago | |||
| mathew | "@Wonko, I don't know that its illegal to track a balloon with cell phone-- can you cite that somewhere? balloons are a different flight category f..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| Wonko | "A couple of things: First, it is illegal to use cell phones for high altitude flights. It messes with too many towers. I don't believe they are a..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| mathew | "That is a great idea and works well some places, but it won't work in most of Western N. America-- not enough cell towers. I'm launching East of th..." | Read more » | over 9 years ago | |||
| amysoyka | "What about repurposing an old smartphone & using Google latitude (or similar) to ping it...? " | Read more » | over 9 years ago |