Okay, I am following your train of thought here. I did some quick reading about cell phone signal boosters. The idea is intriguing but, if the theory is that PF is in CO, why would KF’s phone ping in Gooding?
From what I read about these boosters, they are going to reach out to the nearby towers. Or am I not understanding that part?
What is a Cell Phone Signal Booster and How Does It Work?
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When in a rural occupation like emt or farrier, they are often out of range of cell phone towers.
To rectify, they purchase these extenders.
The extender is little more than a power boost. But, a big power boost.
Some will boost the outbound signal as much as 32X.
IF and only IF, KBs phone was turned on in a truck, equipped with an extender, on high ground, with the right weather AND a cell tower pointed in the right direction
Then a single ping could be received in Idaho.
Mathematically, it is highly unlikely that the phone could send a stream of pings at that range.
But, since a phone is sending a stream of pings, it is possible that one could be heard on a tower 600 miles away.
You could not have a conversation at 600 miles, but it is very possible one ping could travel that far.
Is PF a farrier, with a pickup truck and an extender? I do not know.