On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:29:19 -0400, Spehro Pefhany 
wrote:

> Of course these days you can just use your cell phone 
and bypass the whole
> ripoff system from the comfort of your hotel room (and 
stick in a local
> GSM card if you like)- at least until they come up 
with some scheme to
> shield the rooms or something.

I believe they have started doing so - not shielding, 
but using interfering transmissions.  Strictly illegal 
in most places but I've heard that France, I think, has 
decided to permit it.

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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