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Natural disasters sometimes take out cellular service in large areas. Definitely happened for several days during Hurricane Sandy in NY.
by amarshall 6y ago
Natural disasters sometimes take out cellular service in large areas. Definitely happened for several days during Hurricane Sandy in NY.
- tenebrisalietum 6y agoThey can get temporary cellular devices to fill in on generator power pretty quickly. I know most if not all phone lines are underground, but something like a 2000-pair "wet pulp" repair (necessary in the first place due to negligence) takes a week. I don't know the name of these devices but something of that nature was deployed in Nashville on Dec 25 when the AT&T building was bombed and I think most cell service downtown was restored the next day.