FoxNews.com - Egyptians Use Low-Tech Gadgets to Get Around Communications Block

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FoxNews.com - Egyptians Use Low-Tech Gadgets to Get Around Communications Block:

"Satellite Internet services are much more expensive than wired Internet access.

But fixed telephone lines, which reportedly remain largely operational, aren't.

With the help of an old 28K or 56K modem they can be used to communicate with a dial up Internet service provider outside of Egypt's jurisdiction."

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