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more on Katrina and the folly of trusting cell phones
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 06:17:29 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com> Date: September 1, 2005 10:04:29 AM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Re: [IP] Katrina and the folly of trusting cell phones On Sep 1, 2005, at 3:36 AM, David Farber wrote:
In watching the interviews from the areas devastated by the aftermath of Katrina, one warning comes through loud and clear, and while it's not a new one, it's still critically important: Trusting cell phones to work in many emergency situations can be dangerous or fatal.
Yes, and one of the reasons why there will be an on-going role in the future for the amateur radio service (aka hams) to assist in the event of emergencies when the existing infrastructure goes kaput.
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