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    Default ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

    I can't speak for the veracity of this publication but The Western Journal just published this article today, May 22, 2023. In it the writer claims that all U.S. Senators were recently offered satellite phones and were advised to keep them handy while traveling, in the event of communications disruption.

    https://www.westernjournal.com/us-se...ruptive-event/

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    Default Re: ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

    If it's a solar flare or CME, sat phones will be about useless. EMP probably the same. There's a lot of redundancy on cellular service, unless you're hit locally, it'll probably still work. And if you're hit locally, your sat phone probably doesn't work either.

    Trying to think of a situation where sat phones work but cellular doesn't other than areas without infrastructure. Major power outage maybe.

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    Default Re: ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

    Quote Originally Posted by JaySmith View Post
    If it's a solar flare or CME, sat phones will be about useless. EMP probably the same. There's a lot of redundancy on cellular service, unless you're hit locally, it'll probably still work. And if you're hit locally, your sat phone probably doesn't work either.

    Trying to think of a situation where sat phones work but cellular doesn't other than areas without infrastructure. Major power outage maybe.
    Grid down, full power outage but then how long will their batteries last?
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    Default Re: ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

    Quote Originally Posted by Walleye Hunter View Post
    Grid down, full power outage but then how long will their batteries last?
    I just saw a commercial for electric ATV's That has got to be the dumbest thing I've seen in a week or two.
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    Default Re: ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

    Quote Originally Posted by JaySmith View Post
    If it's a solar flare or CME, sat phones will be about useless. EMP probably the same. There's a lot of redundancy on cellular service, unless you're hit locally, it'll probably still work. And if you're hit locally, your sat phone probably doesn't work either.

    Trying to think of a situation where sat phones work but cellular doesn't other than areas without infrastructure. Major power outage maybe.
    .gov decided turn them off?
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    Default Re: ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

    Quote Originally Posted by RockIsland View Post
    .gov decided turn them off?
    This ^^^
    When they turn the cell towers off.
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    Default Re: ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

    Quote Originally Posted by ray h View Post
    This ^^^
    When they turn the cell towers off.
    If they turn off the cell towers, they lose the ability to track people. And they very much like that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JaySmith View Post
    If they turn off the cell towers, they lose the ability to track people. And they very much like that.
    Hmmm, I'm not sure that's how it works.
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    Default Re: ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

    Quote Originally Posted by JaySmith View Post
    If they turn off the cell towers, they lose the ability to track people. And they very much like that.
    They lose the ability to track mules..
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    Default Re: ALL U.S. SENATORS OFFERED SAT. PHONES J.I.C. SHTF

    Quote Originally Posted by JaySmith View Post
    If they turn off the cell towers, they lose the ability to track people. And they very much like that.
    What makes you think they can't turn off the parts of the phone that YOU communicate with while keeping the parts that track you?
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