We talk about survival and prepardness what about the home?

[Monky]

Emergency calls do work no matter what.

even on a locked phone you can place an emergency call to 911. ONLY to 911.

However, if you lack reception it doesn't matter. No amount of pushing the buttons will connect you.

[Badger]

However, if you lack reception it doesn't matter. No amount of pushing the buttons will connect you.

That's what I meant by cell phones don't work at our house.... no signal. (Technically speaking cell phones don't get signal for at least 6 miles in this region.) Wife has one, daughter has one, neither of them get any signal at the house. I don't own a cell phone, haven't really justified a need for one being that I rarely have to leave the area.

Sold some tires to a guy on Craig's List last year, I kept offering directions but he kept insisting he has some badass 400g something or other insert ridiculously priced electronic gizmo of a phone here... He refused to believe that no matter how uberwicked he thought his phone was, it simply wouldn't work here...... Late in the evening he eventually called from the top of Crow Hill (12 miles away) and I gave him directions.... Could have saved him lots on gas LOL.


Badger

[hollohas]

That's what I meant by cell phones don't work at our house.... no signal. (Technically speaking cell phones don't get signal for at least 6 miles in this region.) Wife has one, daughter has one, neither of them get any signal at the house. I don't own a cell phone, haven't really justified a need for one being that I rarely have to leave the area.


Badger

I know some folks who live near the South Site. There is no cell service there. However, they just installed some gizmo in their house that acts as cell repeater or something. I don't have much info, don't know if it works through the internet or what. But you simple tell it what cell numbers are allowed to use it and bingo, you have cell service.

I'll ask them what it is and update...

[Omicron]

I know some folks who live near the South Site. There is no cell service there. However, they just installed some gizmo in their house that acts as cell repeater or something. I don't have much info, don't know if it works through the internet or what. But you simple tell it what cell numbers are allowed to use it and bingo, you have cell service.

I'll ask them what it is and update...

I'd be interested in knowing what this is too.