Taiwanese grandpa plays Pokémon Go with 11 phones

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12 pointslgregg5 comments

Never played Pokemon Go but in Ingress I'm pretty sure playing with multiple accounts (and devices) was a bannable offense.

I did meet a guy who carried a ridiculous amount of gear for playing. Batteries, portable wifi modules for group meets, antennae. Sims for every network in case signal was unavailable for some. Satelite phone for when there was none.

Now that's dedication, especially when you consider the cost of data on satellite phones.

Yeah, completely crazy the lengths some players go to. People travel a long way for events or to exchange keys to make big links and fields. More of a trot around the park thing for me (and the occasional pub meetup)

There are 12 phones in the picture, not 11 as claimed in the title.

Looks like someone in the comments (https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/7/18072192/pokemon-go-11-ph...) has posted a picture showing that there are 15 of them on his body harness! (The picture does make it a lot easier to see them when they are pointed out! :) )

Actually impressed with that setup though, not sure you can just go down to your local shop and buy a 11/12/15 phone harness!

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