Patrick - Grid Down Comms Up discusses Verizon Wireless & Snowmageddon

About this episode

Patrick discusses winter preparations and the implications of a recent Verizon Wireless outage.

In today's episode, Patrick with Grid Down Comms Up discusses winter preps and observations from last week's Verizon Wireless outage. With a massive winter storm on the horizon, determining how much heat and fuel you need is critical to being prepared. Electricity for critical power needs from batteries and generators can keep us operational and provide a bit of normalcy. Are you ready? Observations from the recent Verizon outage include second- and third-order impacts of a fragile telecommunications system, and considerations as our systems become more fragile and have lower uptime than the historical norm. Do you have a plan for conducting business and coordinating with loved ones when a surprise software glitch disrupts your day? Join PrepperNet.Net - https://www.preppernet.net PrepperNet is an organization of like-minded individuals who believe in personal responsibility, individual freedoms and preparing for disasters of all origins. PrepperNet Support the show Please give us 5 Stars! www.preppingacademy.com Daily deals for preppers, survivalists, off-gridders, homesteaders https://prepperfinds.com Contact us: https://preppingacademy.com/contact/ www.preppernet.net Amazon…

People in this episode

Host: Forrest Garvin

Guest: Patrick

Topics covered

• winter preparedness
• telecommunications outage
• disaster planning
• personal responsibility
• fuel and heat management

Keywords

• Verizon Wireless
• winter storm
• disaster preparedness
• telecommunications
• fuel management
• battery power
• software glitch

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Verizon Wireless, PrepperNet, Prepping Academy, PrepperFinds

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