[IP] more on Katrina and the folly of trusting cell phones

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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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.

-- Dewayne


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