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| eti:
I’ve often thought about this - which systems would be the mainstay - the robust stalwart, if the entire internet and VoIP went down. My reasoning brings me to system fallbacks in this order: #1 Entire internet goes down. #2 Entire POTS & GSM/cellular nets go down. #3 Ham radio cannot “go down” truly, as it’s a reflected, point to point system (afaik) using transmission and ionospheric reflection/skips to propagate the signals. What thoughts have you on this - is Ham the most robust? It seems to be. Thanks. |
| Nusa:
Sat phones, or were they included in phone failures? AM/FM radio, still a thing almost everyplace. First responder and commercial radio networks. Over the air TV, where it still exists. Newspapers, where they still exist. Your current ability to instantly interact with the larger world audience isn't actually that important on the survival scale. You can make friends with and talk with your neighbors like 50 years ago if you crave human interaction. |
| eti:
--- Quote from: Nusa on October 29, 2021, 05:27:32 am ---Sat phones, or were they included in phone failures? AM/FM radio, still a thing almost everyplace. First responder and commercial radio networks. Over the air TV, where it still exists. Newspapers, where they still exist. Your current ability to instantly interact with the larger world audience isn't actually that important on the survival scale. You can make friends with and talk with your neighbors like 50 years ago if you crave human interaction. --- End quote --- I suppose satellite phones are networked, aren’t they? If so, I’d exclude them too. Yeah you’re right - all this instant messaging hogwash is just because a lot of people are impatient and think they’re missing something 😂 and yes, I live in a small village and that’s exactly what we do. |
| Nusa:
While the internet is a large collection of connected networks, that doesn't mean that all networks are part of the internet. Or even if they are, that local operation would automatically fail when global operation does. |
| Ed.Kloonk:
The internet will never totally 'go down'. I think the question you should be asking is: What services can I expect to access after the dung hits the proverbial? |
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