I totally agree with Rob. If the cell network went away, we (my wife and
I) would not miss anything. For one, we have no cell service at home in
the foothill of the Rocky Mountains. We don't miss it. We own a
smartphone but it is used only for traveling, and sparsely at that. As I
write it's sitting to my left OFF and useless. So what?!
When Estes Park had the big flood a few years ago, they were cut off from
the world. Yes, once again, the cell network ceased -
completely....dead......useless. Once again, amateur radio was the only
comm. they had with the outside world.
My wife and I are thankful we do not have cell service at home. We don't
miss it at all.
Dave - WØLEV
On Tue, Nov 7, 2023 at 12:03 PM Rob Atkinson <ranchorobbo@gmail.com> wrote:
> >The difference may be that phone service is vital to 99% of the
> population and
> >most people use it personally daily.
>
> That's your opinion. I guess you think it is vital. And I bet
> millions of people _believe_ it is vital. But the human race did fine
> without cell phones for a hundred thousand years, and speaking for
> myself, if they magically vanished from the world today and we all
> went back to 1975 technology, I'd do quite well thank you. What is
> supremely ironic, is that when cell phones come close to being vital,
> after a Katrina level event, they are wiped out and useless and then
> the much belittled ham radio steps in.
>
> Yes I'm sure the FCC places a high value on the utility of cell phones
> but an awful lot has to do with who can afford lots of really good
> lawyers.
>
> Thank you Don, for your rational analysis.
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/RFI/2023-11/msg00031.html
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
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