[BJClinton]

Just so you know, I worked for AT&T Wireless as a network tech for 5 years. Many celltowers have generators and all have battery back-up. When an emergency is declared, the normal phone lines are blocked and only phones desgnated as "emergency" will work on any channels. These phones are given out to supervisors of rescue teams in situations like this. As My Favorite Headache said her friend was an paramedic so it's quite resonable for him to have a working cell. Also, many towers can transmit tower-to-tower in the event landlines are cut.

[Quilla]

Callers in Dothan, Al are able to get through to Biloxi, MS via Southern Linc around 5:00 a.m. At other times when traffic is apparently higher, they are getting a fast busy signal.

[George W. Bush]

Just so you know, I worked for AT&T Wireless as a network tech for 5 years. Many celltowers have generators and all have battery back-up. When an emergency is declared, the normal phone lines are blocked and only phones desgnated as "emergency" will work on any channels. These phones are given out to supervisors of rescue teams in situations like this. As My Favorite Headache said her friend was an paramedic so it's quite resonable for him to have a working cell. Also, many towers can transmit tower-to-tower in the event landlines are cut.

Thanks for the info. There has been some discussion on this throughout the thread.