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the poetry of GSM networks

2 October 2007 | travel stories

in the hong kong airport terminal, i switched on my cellphone while i waited in line to be allowed to pass through the country.
SEARCHING, said the screen. it searched for a few minutes. the meter showing the network signal strength filled and emptied, and the phone kept searching.
and then it found a network: NEW WORLD.

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