The town with no smartphones or Wi-Fi

[Kevin Lancaster]

The town with no smartphones or Wi-Fi

In this rural speck of hyper-connected America, it’s easier to hear a cow moo than a cell phone ring

 

[Drifter]

But, what do you do there?

 

[kang]

And just yesterday I was upset because I don't have DVB-H signal at my house.

 

[Chris.Geerdts]

This concept was the background for one of the Perception episodes ("Silence", season 3 episode 9).

I'm sure there is an opportunity for 'electromagnetic free tourism' right here in South Africa since EM radiation is also prohibited around the site of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project in the Karoo, near Carnarvon in the Northern Cape.

 

[roflbump]

If it means no more pesky support calls on my cell, it sounds pretty attractive.

 

[ToxicBunny]

So it seems the town is starting to get a little community of nutjobs then?..

 

[MightyQuin]

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1553656/?ref_=nv_sr_1

 

[Ninja'd]

But, what do you do there?

If you're first thought wasn't sex then I'm going to have to assume you're a starfish.

 

[Gatecrasher]

I thought this article was going to be about the Amish.

 

[Necuno]

The town with no smartphones or Wi-Fi

In this rural speck of hyper-connected America, it’s easier to hear a cow moo than a cell phone ring

Debbie/Halicon town?

 

[elvis_presley]

So it seems the town is starting to get a little community of nutjobs then?..

Most certainly a win-win. We get rid of them, they get rid of their placebo.

 

[Creag]

I could happily live there for a couple of weeks. Pure bliss!