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October 24th 05, 04:25 AM

wrote:
On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 17:59:39 GMT, "Dan/W4NTI"
wrote:

Of course you won't believe me, or anyone else. But the cell phone network
was down for the majority of New Orleans. I know people that went there to
repair it.

I would believe some trust worthy

New Orleans Phones, Cell Networks Still Down

September 2, 2005
New Orleans remains shut off from the outside world, with virtually no
phone service and repair crews not yet allowed to enter the flooded,
battered city.

The various telephone companies have been unable to estimate when
service might resume, since they have not yet been able to physically
inspect the damage to their equipment.

The landline network has been out in most of the New Orleans area since
the storm hit *and most cell towers failed during the first few hours.*
Emergency generators kept some facilities up but they soon ran out of
fuel or became water-logged

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news0...na_phones.html