From: Never Mind 
Subject: Re: Comments on Fido in Vancouver Canada please (and 6190)
Date: 1997/12/23
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David P wrote:
> 
> In article , "Ted Lee" 
> wrote:
> 
> > I purchase a Fido for my wife at $50, and $20/month.
> >
> > On the Fraser River in New West, North Delta, and Richmond, it work so far.
> >
> > On the way to downtown Vancouver up and down, Knight, Cambie and Oak there
> > are no dead spots.
> 
> There are 2 only places that I know of that Fido will not work and that is,
> inside the Oakridge theatre and the new Silver City (Famous Players) 12
> theatres complex down at Steveston in Richmond..
> 
> Besides, you're not supposed to use a cell phone inside the theatre
> anyhow, so this is not a big deal..
> 
> >
> > Oh yeah, today I drove down Victoria Drive at 57th where Fido had the
> > antenna inside the cross on top of the church. The signal was strong. So
> > they must of moved it near by. And yes it was across the street from a
> > school yard. But the antenna was 150 feet in the air!
> >
> 
> Also very strong down at Richmond's London Drugs..
> 
> > P.S.  We purchase the Nortel 1911 at $50 because we are planning to purchase
> > the Nokia 6190 for $100 in Feb. 98
> >
> > Does anyone know what games are included for the Nokia 6190?
> >
> 
> Three games.  I forgot their names, but you can check them out at WWW.NOKIA.COM.
> Select 6100 series phones for the North American GSM market..
> 
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I bet those new theatres had the foresight to install RF shielding
during construction. I bet pagers wont work either. Thank God!