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World Service,10 Jul 2006,26 mins

Mobiles In Times Of Crisis

Digital Planet

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Mobile phone networks in times of crisis, airplane mode and the telepathic test. A look at why mobile phone networks can fail in a crisis, such as the London July 2005 bombings and the New Orleans flooding. Also why you really should switch your phone off on a plane and as a study shows telepathy could be real, a website that can test it.

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