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ATS could start up a Bulletin Board System as an emergency back up system in such a case. Back before the internet, people would actually use the modems in their computers to telephone another computer running a Bulletin Board System or 'BBS'.
People could post messages, and distribute files. Some systems were setup to 'relay' a collection of message from one system (city usually) to the next. Not very graphical, but very functional.
Of course there are costs for such a system and you are limited to ~56k of/or modem bandwidth.
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
The answer here is digital radio
The various modes allow for the transmission of images, email, text and voice communications when there is no internet
An excellent write up here:
www.wb8nut.com...
Buy the equipment and download the free software they have on their page and you are set for communications.
End of thread.
Originally posted by hawkiye
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
The answer here is digital radio
The various modes allow for the transmission of images, email, text and voice communications when there is no internet
An excellent write up here:
www.wb8nut.com...
Buy the equipment and download the free software they have on their page and you are set for communications.
End of thread.
This sounds pretty good, but have you used it? if so give us a review of what you have used and how well it work? Could this potentially replace ISP's or are we still dealing with the FCC and band width? And or is this really only practical as a back up and not a regulare mode of communications anywhere near on par with the internet?
We need an ISP free mode of communications now is the time. Something that has no government controls period. Is that even possible? I will research this more but wanted to hear from someone who is using it if possible.
[edit on 21-6-2010 by hawkiye]
[edit on 21-6-2010 by hawkiye]
Two bills introduced giving the President the power to deem a private network part of the nation’s critical infrastructure and shut it down for cybersecurity reasons also gives the Commerce Secretary the power to access network data outside of oversight.