You may have been one of the many Americans who lost cell phone service yesterday. Some of Verizon’s customers were out of service for up to ten hours. Verizon has resolved the issue and is offering those affected credit for the outage, but if readers of YourSurvivalGuy.com were affected, maybe they had their satellite phone ready to go.
Your Survival Guy has long been a proponent of backup satellite communications, whether that’s a satphone or a Starlink-type service with internet. If you were prepared for yesterday’s outage, congratulations on taking the necessary steps to protect yourself from loss of communications. If you were stuck with no service, read below to find some encouragement and advice on how to get prepared for the next outage.
- OUT OF THIS WORLD: More Satellite Communications Arrive
- Smartphone Satellite Communications Are Here
- What’s Your Backup Internet Plan?
- How Does Internet from Space Work?
- What You Can Do to Protect Yourself from Cellular Outages
- Avoid Isolation and Danger with the Reliability of a Satellite Phone
- Here’s Why You Definitely Need a Satellite Phone
Action Line: Email me your best ideas for communications prep at ejsmith@yoursurvivalguy.com. Click here to subscribe to my free monthly Survive & Thrive letter.
