[Mobile-Portable] Cell phone reliability was Re: Want advice

[David Weilacher]

Of interest.  When our community loses power, my cell phone quits working.

Is this normal across all cell companies or peculiar to my provider?



-----Original Message-----
From: "William R. Ware, Jr." <williamrware at cognifast.com>
Sent: Jul 27, 2004 12:30 PM
To: Mobile-Portable Reflector <mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Mobile-Portable] Want advice

On occasions like last fall's hurricane in Virginia, or other disasters,
cell phone systems either get overloaded or go down.

Bill/KE3AD
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Best" <wu7g at bresnan.net>
To: "'Mobile-Portable Reflector'" <mobile-portable at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 9:56 PM
Subject: RE: [Mobile-Portable] Want advice


> Hi Jerry...
> With thousands of cell phone towers, I can't imagine transmitting
> out of band for any reason.  From my observation, everyone has one
> and they use them while driving.  Just my .02 cents worth.
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> Jim WU7G
> CPD
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> Interesting!
> The gentleman asked a simple question!
> As far as operating out of band (amateur frequencies) let your conscious
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> be your guide...you all should know the rules!
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> How about answering the original question and helping a "possible"
> future ham out?
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> WB7S
> Jerry
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> Your Moderator: Dick Flanagan K7VC, mobile-portable-owner at mailman.qth.net
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