ABC News Adelaide - Mobile phone

Flinders University researchers have developed a mobile phone system that allows mobile phones to work in areas where there is no reception. They believe that this technology could save lives in a disaster. Find out more about researcher Dr Paul Gardner-Stephen - http://www.flinders.edu.au/people/pau....

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[NeoMatudio]

This is best use for survival.

[happinesson]

every household should have this gadget! brilliant idea!

[korbendalis]

I agree with what murphe777 points out. This idea is brilliant, but it may be in such contrast to the profit-based views of the carriers, that shy of a government mandate, I seriously doubt that it will ever be a standard feature. Thankfully, most android phones are open, and if the concept remain as software, it may be difficult to block it.

[scuzzbag87]

Damn was that a G1

[endorf]

in an emergency where communications have broken down: just drop 100's or 1000's of android smartphones from a plane. ?????? It would make much more sense to drop a bunch of rugged oldfashioned walkie-talkies, they're small nowadays (benefiting from new battery technology), cheap and reliable, with a MUCH better range than WiFi. Some newer ones like the Trisquare ones are digital so the signal can be encrypted even.

[LsBaba]

I heard Paul Gardner-Stephen speaking about this in an interview with Salim Fadhley on the Pod Delusion podcast #70, 4 Feb 2011. Very interesting technology. I hope the Serval project is a big success.

[therags711]

This is great what their doing, this proves how awesome android is. Do you notice that their still using g1's? :)

[AgentChieftain]

Best Australian news I've heard in over three years.