Re: Wireless phone question

["Gary" <gff@mediaone.net>]

The system always knows what tower your phone is nearest to.  So
theorietically Big Brother could know your general whereabouts and keep a
diary of your comings and goings.  Excuse me while I shut off my cell phone.

-g

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill O'Neill" <billo@shoreham.net>
To: "Boston Radio Interest" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: October 13, 2001 9:12 PM
Subject: Wireless phone question


> If you have your cell phone on (not on the line) is the phone signal
> traceable?  Not sure how the technology works.  It seems that the phone
must
> send a signal to the tower/voter system, or am I not even close?
>
> Bill O'Neill
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