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briansue
Aug 08, 2014Explorer
We use a cable similar to what MEXICOWANDERER links to above - I use a couple of PVC pipes to make a mast and put our stick in a plastic jar on top of the mast to give me altitude and to be clear and unobstructed - this helps in some situations(keep in mind that lightning could fry the stick but probably not). When you go down there you might take a Verizon or T-mobile or whatever from the states (if you know someone who has one and will lend it?)and carry it with you over the border to where the girls live to see if you can pick up signals from the US. If you are close enough to the border it is possible. New technology has signals going further and further - depends on what kind of signal the tower is sending out in that are (Weslaco or nearby?). May or may not be stronger than Telcel depending on location of towers - distance to user. Many factors so probably no simple answer.
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