She called her husband as soon as she could get cell reception after the tornado passed to tell him she loved him.

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There was no cell reception, no TV nor even a radio, but there was a chilled bottle of Harris's own Sauvignon Blanc.

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The New York Times has a hilarious article on a bunch of neuroscientists who take a rafting vacation on a river without cell reception.

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Getting in-game deals to show the stream on video boards in stadiums and arenas with spotty cell phone reception would be another big step.

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But on a cell phone with bad reception, users must often repeat themselves.

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My cell phone has no reception.

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Usually the scattering of energy is considered a nuisance -- whether driving in fog or poor reception from a cell phone tower -- and most techniques either try to avoid it (by turning on fog lights) or reduce the impact of scattering (by selecting energy for the phone only from direct paths).

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It's not just about speed, though -- the new gear also supports interesting new services, including the ability to notify users when other users (for example, children) have entered the base station's range and reception of time- and location-sensitive coupons directly to phones presently attached to the cell.

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