Hardware & Technical Walking on the moon

[starman]

Moon to get 4G mobile network
Mobile giants Vodafone and Nokia have laid out plans to launch a 4G mobile network on the Moon in 2019.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-43211192/moon-to-get-4g-mobile-network

Its a small step..

 

[Hadarmil]

But damn those roaming charges...

 

[Hooplah]

With all the excellent sci-fi movies and TV shows coming out of the U.K. for the last 40 years they deserve a seat on a mission to walk around on the moon. But if an alien shows up for the first contact with humans the U.K. language might start a galactic war. BEETA versus BAYTA pronuncing the word Beta? Lord help us.

 

[-VR- Max Factor]

As long as I can play ED up there, all will be well.

 

[Patrick_68000]

I already pre-ordered my house to live on the moon

 

[Necronaught]

What happened to the 2 million mile internet they had in 1969? Did that get destroyed alongside the telemetry data and the actual tech to get there?