Choosing a number to avoid disaster outages

[fallbrookdave]

I was completely stumped on which area code and prefix to choose when I signed up. I eventually chose the closest one to my home. Since everyone that is going to call has free LD on their cell phones, I guess it dosen't matter. But then I was thinking about disasters. If Los Angeles finally got its 7+ magnitude earthquake, pretty much all of the local phone circuits would have interuptions of some sort. Thus my MJ number would also have problems. (I am guessing). So thought about a number from a different area or state. Wonder if certain states or areas have better service than others? More fiber, etc. What are your takes on this subject??

[Bendle]

Whoa dude... you are out there! Totally radical! I love it.
Buy MJ for each coast and maybe a third in the midwest around Jericho, KS.

[Stewart]

In a disaster severe enough to knock out both landline and cellular service, your DSL or cable Internet would also likely be lost. If you want communications that has a good chance of working during a regional disaster, you might consider amateur "ham" radio, satellite Internet, or satellite phones. Of course, you'll also need a generator to power the equipment.

[HendersonMike]

Whoa dude... you are out there! Totally radical! I love it.
Buy MJ for each coast and maybe a third in the midwest around Jericho, KS.

[fallbrookdave]

Im in a security type biz and my wife helps teach CERT classes. I was just trying to come up with a good reason why I might select an out of state number. After being evacuated from my home for a week last year due to fires in my town, I have been thinking a bit more about emergency communications. I already have a General ticket and use 2m/440 radios and I do realize internet may be down in a large Earthquake, but its more about having my number with me if I am relocated. A MJ "suedo-landline" I would think would be better than a local wireless number operating on a limited amount of operational cell phone towers.