Connecting to the internet

For you tech survivalists, Sprint now offers a phone that also provides a wireless internet connection. As long as you have a car charger adapter, you would always have access to the internet at all times. However, these phones are quite expensive at approximately $400.00.

With regard to cell phones, there is no range when sending text messages so as long as you have a battery charger (car), cell phones could come in handy in a crisis.

And no, I have no affiliation with Sprint. LOL

Albert, I am not very "tech" savvy, but how about texted info from this site to members in the event the internet is overloaded or unavailable ? Just curious. Thanks for all your dedication and hard work,much appreciated !

Those may be good options for some, and it is good to have more than one means of communication. I have both cable and dial up available.

http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/37515-1.html
Officials from both firms explained why their telephone service [cellular]
failed in the days following the hurricane�s arrival.

Verizon Wireless� cellular phone coverage for Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi had dipped to less than 50 percent of its full coverage, according to Melone. About 6 percent of BellSouth�s customer base�about 1.2 million users�lost landline telephone usage.

http://www.drj.com/drworld/content/w2_045.htm
These changes mean that telecommunication systems are now more vulnerable to power quality problems. The electronic circuits are more susceptible to noise pulses than voice communication [added failure possibilities as technology gets more complicated]

http://www.wert-help.org/HomelandSecurity.pdf
Article lists many pros and cons of wireless and cell phones, but one point; Homes should have a corded phone as an emergency back-up, because the batteries of cordless phones can run out. (Land lines do not require that there be any power in the house, only at the phone company).

Dlugose RN AAS BA BS Cert. Biotechnology. Respiratory nurse
June 2013: public health nurse volunteer, Asia

HOW DID YOU POST HERE, WHEN THIS TOPIC WAS GONE A MIN. AGO IT WAS GONE AT 1042PM TONIGHT/ WASN'T IT??

THIS THREAD PANDEMIC SURVIVAL WAS GONE AWHILE AGO. I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY BUT I FOUND ANOTHER THREAD(H5N1- AM I LOSING MY MIND) WHERE SOMEONE IS PLAYING TRICKS ON PEOPLE AND IT WAS KINDA CUTE AFTER I FIGURED IT OUT.

Sherrie, people can not play tricks by making our forums disappear. You need to try clearing your cookies if you're having problems. If you're the only one seeing an anomaly, then it's coming from your end.

Hoosiermom, I've been thinking about how we can do that as well. We have a very fairly tech savvy computer guy that might be able to figure out a way to transfer the text messaging data to the forum. We will have figure that out. Thanks for the ideas and input.

Also, thanks for the support.

thanks, sorry for everthing.hope i didn't get you to upset.

I got some tin cans.Who has some real long string?

Just a thought, if everyone is locked up and using the internet for a variety of reasons (communications, telecommuting, etc...), how do we all know that it'll hold up? Think about it, the internet is heavily used as it is, but no every household in the country is using it at the same time. It is possible it could simply shut down.

The only way to grow is to take a chance.