<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Aren’t there all sorts of controls in the cellular network that preserve priority for “emergency” communications such as federal agencies, fire and ambulance, and law enforcement? I’ve heard general speculation about this, but nothing from anyone that actually knows the networks.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Perhaps FEMA or other OEM (Office of Emergency Management, not original equipment manufacturers) departments have some button they can press that puts tighter restrictions in place for civilian use of the networks when disaster strikes, explaining the capacity issues so many people saw.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org [mailto:voiceops-bounces@voiceops.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Colin<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 23, 2011 4:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Oren Yehezkely<br><b>Cc:</b> VoiceOps@voiceops.org<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [VoiceOps] DC Earthquake<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Meh,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just more proof the cell networks can't handle any type of load which is great since nothing will be done about it.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Aug 23, 2011, at 4:36 PM, Oren Yehezkely wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>It's a saturated network.<br><br>FEMA just issued a statement asking the public not to use the cell phones in the next few hours unless it is an emergency.<br><br><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Aug 23, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Darren Schreiber <<a href="mailto:d@d-man.org">d@d-man.org</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Automatic holiday ;-)<br><span style='color:#888888'><br><br>--</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><br><br><br><br>On 8/23/11 11:24 AM, "Colin" <<a href="mailto:zavoid@gmail.com">zavoid@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br>>Well I didn't feel the quake here in NJ(although others did). I can't<br>>reach anyone on AT&T's wireless network(and i could before i swear!) in<br>>NJ or D.C. Anyone else having similar issues?<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>>Colin<br>>_______________________________________________<br>>VoiceOps mailing list<br>><a href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br>><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops" target="_blank">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>VoiceOps mailing list<br><a href="mailto:VoiceOps@voiceops.org">VoiceOps@voiceops.org</a><br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops" target="_blank">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>