Communication Options You Might Have Forgotten About

Since everyone was a witness to an entire country being taken off the grid, it makes us all wonder what the different choices that we have for communication devices. The government of Egypt was able to stop almost completely all of the internet and cell use within the country. Putting a whole country in blackout like that is a pretty impressive feat. There were some though that still managed to communicate through different devices.

Despite the best efforts the Egyptian shutdown, satellite phone and internet service remained operational. It was mainly due to the fact that these signals go through a whole different hoops than cell service and cable service. If the country owns the satellite being used, or have a contract with shutdown clauses, the signal is at risk of being stopped at the request of the country's leadership.

Satellite phone are not the only way to communicate. Some options are less than high tech. When all else fails, firing up the ole dependable Ham radio for an ageless means of communication. These shortwave radio dependables have a very impressive service record, going all the way back to the second world war. They ran off battery power and were really hard to seek out an destroy. Many believe that the licenses requirement in the US is just to keep track of where they are, even tho they aren't used much anymore.

If you need to communicate locally over short distances there is always a CB radio. These are pretty cheap and are easy to use as well. The short distance is the catch though, because people will want to contact others that are far out and can't. One way that communication was managed during the 1979 Iranian revolution was recording messages and info on cassettes and CD's and then getting them around through individuals.

As fast, sometimes friendly and convenient as the internet is, it is great to know that our computers are capable of so much more in the way of communication options without needing the internet. In case you are unaware of how networks such as the Ad-Hoc work, you can easily research this set-up and what all you can enjoy. It links wireless routers, PC's, laptops and cell phones into a network when set-up properly. Some of these networks are huge and silently work in our midst.

A Satellite phone is one of the most useful and handy communication devices available. Shopping for Sat phones is simple online.