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Re: Best Ways to Scout

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Originally Posted by bennettj800 View Post
The problem here is that not everyone has the kind of data required to do that... so when you just send kids out with their phones and say to use this online form you made, they wont always have access to that form! We tried that last year and people got really mad at me... like, *really upset* kinda mad... so just keep the internet out of play when you roam the pits, unless there is some sort of wifi (which there should not be!)
One solution is to beam via Bluetooth to a central phone or tablet that then uploads the data. That avoids using cell data. But the truth is that text uses almost no data. We buy a monthly cell plan to transmit data, and we've never gotten close the ceiling.
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