Can Your Phone Service Handle A Disaster?
What happens in a natural disaster? Phone lines go down, cell towers collapse, general havoc is wreaked upon basic networking.
Just The Basics Please
If you have a basic cell phone with a basic cell phone service company contract, contacting your loved ones to let them know that you’re safe or to make sure that they are safe could be next to impossible. Had you taken advantage of any one of the SIM only deals for cell phone contracts you would stand a far better chance of being able to get in touch with someone; even in the worst of conditions. Why is that? Texting through your SIM account utilizes less resources of networking than does basic cell phone calling.
If The Disaster Occurs Abroad
Whereas emergency services usually request that if you must use your cell phone to check on loved ones during a disaster you keep it brief it’s still good to know that with one of these special contracts there are no roaming charges for calls abroad; provided you can get through. Texting may still be your best bet.
No one wants to think about what happens when Mother Nature rains her fury down upon us. It’s good to know that you can at least be better prepared with a SIM only cell phone/internet contract.