Actually, cell phone lines get full a lot when there's any kind of storm or 
anything, in the ice storm in December on the North shore in MA and NH, you 
couldn't get a cell phone call in or out very easily and in most cases at 
all.
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From: "Anthony Vece" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: todays advancements


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> Hi Pat & List;
>
> I was working in Philly and, cell phones were also effected here.
>
> 73 De Anthony W2AJV
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pat Gormley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: todays advancements
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>> Back on September 11th I was in d.c. and had the cellphone with me when
>> the
>> plane hit the Pentagon.  Circuits were overloaded that day and I had the
>> good sense to take the handheld with me when the city was shut down.  I
>> not
>> only made calls to my wife but also the daycare center where Andrea was
>> and
>> on behalf of a couple other people who needed to check on relatives.  The
>> autopatch capability is still necessary at times.  73- pat kk3f
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Colleen Roth" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 4:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: todays advancements
>>
>>
>>> You're right. When there's a disaster a lot of times the cell phones do
>>> not work. We saw this with Hurricane Katrina.
>>> Cell phones have their place but give me a radio in an emergency.
>>> Also, people rely on the Internet too much. We need to remember HF AND
>>> 2-METERS IN AN EMERGENCY.
>>> Colleen Roth
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Bill Deatherage <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Date: 2009/02/04 15:37:47
>>> Subject: Re: todays advancements
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>> One thing I point out to people when they talk about cell phones.  when
>>>> there is a desaster, it is easier to put up an antenna in a tree or 
>>>> some
>>>> place like that than to irrect a cell tower.
>>>> Bill Deatherage
>>>
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