[VoiceOps] DC Earthquake

Jared Smith jaredsmith at jaredsmith.net
Thu Aug 25 10:29:03 EDT 2011


On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 3:45 PM, Frank Bulk <frnkblk at iname.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know if those systems worked effectively in this situation?

Yes and no.  The cell towers were definitely locked down to
emergency-only traffic in my area of Northern Virginia, so that part
appeared to have worked.  I'm hearing reports of people who tried to
call 911 and couldn't, and apparently the FCC is now investigating.

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Jared Smith


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