Thats exactly why I still have a landline. I remember during 911, I couldn't 
call home and I was in Florida at the time. When we have a huricane, usually 
our cable goes out and of course so would any cable tied phone. even though 
I hate to give money to them, the good old landline works most all of the 
time when other means don't.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 6:40 PM
Subject: Re: Colorado Hams and the Flooding


> That's because the cell phone networks can only actually handle at most 
> 30%
> of their subscribers max at one time and any given area it's a lot less 
> than
> that for each of the stations the phones actually get the signal from so 
> it
> really doesn't take very many people to crash the system when something
> happens. I even know of a couple cell carriers who where I am if you try 
> to
> use the phone certain times of the day it's tough due to the load on the
> system.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2013 5:40 PM
> Subject: Re: Colorado Hams and the Flooding
>
>
>> When we had a flood in Vegas back in 03, and it wasn't that big of a 
>> deal,
>> cell phones were useless.  You couldn't get a call through.  Believe me 
>> it
>> doesn't take much to jam the system.  I'll never give up my old fashioned
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> twisted pair land line.