Some players who spoke to CNN.com said they have traveled for a league draft, but said that often the players who couldn't make it would send picks by online messenger or call on their cell phones.

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Last week when Facebook updated its Facebook Messenger app for the iPhone it included free voice calling in the U.S. A users can place a call to contacts from the conversation list if that person has Messenger for iOS meaning both parties need to be using the Messenger app.

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