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Here’s Why You Definitely Need a Satellite Phone

April 3, 2019 By E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy

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There’s never a bad time to reassess your preparedness for a disaster. Make your first step reading through this piece I posted on October 22, 2018. If you don’t have a satphone yet, getting one should be a priority. 

Cellular technology undoubtedly proved its usefulness after 9/11 when many landlines simply didn’t work in the Northeast. First responders and civilians alike were able to connect via cellular networks much more reliably. But cell systems are not infallible, and Hurricane Michael was the most recent evidence that relying on a cell network in the midst of a disaster situation can put your life at risk. The importance of constant communications access is one of the reasons my family owns a satellite phone.

Even a week after Hurricane Michael made landfall, nearly half of Bay County Florida’s cell sites were still offline. Sarah Krouse reports in The Wall Street Journal:

Persistent cellular site outages after Hurricane Michael left many first responders and residents of Panama City, Fla., unable to reach loved ones or those in need of help for several days, drawing the ire of some government officials.

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, said earlier this week that carriers’ slow progress in restoring service where Michael made landfall was “completely unacceptable.”

Mr. Pai directed the agency’s public service and homeland security bureau to open an investigation.

A week after the storm made landfall, nearly half—47% as of 11 a.m. on Thursday—of cell sites in Bay County, Fla., which includes Panama City and Mexico Beach, remained out of service, according to the FCC. That is a slower recovery than many recent major storms other than Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico last year and left many residents without cellphone service for months.

Robert Gysi, a 30-year-old resident of Panama City, evacuated during the storm, but noticed his Verizon Communications Inc. wireless service went out as he crossed back into Bay County on his return home last Thursday.

In June of 2015, the Department of Homeland Security outlined the uses of satellite phones in its System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program. They wrote:

Satellite mobile phones utilize satellites to communicate with landline, cellular, or other satellite phones in most regions of the world. Responders use satellite mobile phones for emergency communications in order to coordinate response and recovery efforts in remote areas, where there are no landline or cellular telephone networks, or in areas where existing networks are damaged or overloaded during a natural disaster (e.g., severe weather or earthquake) or a man-made incident, including potential chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive events. Satellite mobile phones can help maintain command and control functions during an emergency when existing communications networks are not functioning. These phones are designed to be relatively rugged and simple to operate, but are more expensive than cell phones to buy and use.

Read the entire report in the PDF below:

Satellite-Phones-TN_0615-508_0

Originally posted on Your Survival Guy. 

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E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy
E.J. Smith is Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. His focus at all times is on preparing clients and readers for “Times Like These.” E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998.

E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention.

E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zilldjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart (RIP) of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris.

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