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A Girls’ Trip to Costa Rica. But With No Phones, Did It Happen?

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“Removing that sort of temptation has always helped facilitate better bonding and conversation,” said Ms. She added that FTLO’s phone-free trips this year, which start at $1,699 and also head to Iceland, Mexico, Cuba and Puerto Rico, are in strong demand. Cappel, 35. A fuzzy food photo Overall, I didn’t miss my phone.

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Ham Radio Jamming, Wireless Industry Battlegrounds, and IoT in Space

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Here are the highlights of what went down in telecom this year: Cuba Jamming Ham Radio? After coordination with operators in South America and Europe, the source of the interfering signals—which sound like “the unfortunate offspring of a frog and a Dalek ”—was quickly identified as Cuba. government or elsewhere.