![]() ![]() It'd be nice if you never have to see these trucks drive through your neighborhood, but you'll be glad if they do. Today, on the one-year anniversary of when Hurricane Sandy struck the East Coast, take a look at Sprint's disaster-recovery tools in our slideshow. After Hurricane Sandy, for instance, AT&T and T-Mobile shared their networks so customers of either service could just connect to the closest tower. When storms flooded out railway lines in Oregon in late 2007, Sprint's trucks cleared a path 3,000 feet up a mountain to give first responders communications service as they cleared the line.ĪT&T and Verizon also have similar teams, Lin-Jones said, and they work together if the government requests it. Lin-Jones's team worked 23-hour days recovering from Hurricane Sandy, the 2011 Joplin tornado, fires, and floods. Their weapons: a lead truck with a 15,000-pound winch to pull trees out of the way, packing everything you need to set up a command center in half an hour or less a SatCOLT, a completely autonomous base station able to pull 25 megabits down from space and a support truck with a command station and six military-style bunks. Lin-Jones is a fast-talking adrenaline junkie in mirrored shades, helping run a 19-person team scattered around the country and ready to activate 1,100 "reservists" to hop on board and drive the trucks in when needed. Sprint ERT manager Tanya Lin-Jones showed me how the carrier rolls into disaster areas with a three-step solution. In 24 hours, they can get voice and data networks back up and running. They're the first responders of the wireless industry they don't care about water, power, or even roads. That's where Sprint's Emergency Response Team comes in. And whether you're running a hospital, restoring order, or just trying to get in touch with your family, everybody needs to talk in those first few days. Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and terrorist attacks knock out critical communication systems. When disaster strikes, communication networks need to come back fast. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.You will see a list of messages, both deleted and undeleted. ![]() How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files Launch the software application and click on File and Read SIM Card.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages. ![]()
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