How a Cartel Built Their Own Cell Phone Network

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  • @LegalEagle
    @LegalEagle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25674

    Well, I guess we know which TH-cam channel Sam hates the most...

  • @DrHazard1206
    @DrHazard1206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8453

    Did he really send any entire drug cartel after a TH-cam lawyer?
    Our man's on another level!

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +638

      "Hey LegalEagles, when you're naked and filthy, and chained to a pile of cinderblocks in a shack somewhere in central america, how do you escape? It's time to think like a lawyer who hopes that the next time the door opens it's just a beating, not execution time."

    •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@johnladuke6475 Serving lawsuits via window bricks...?

    • @axlrose76
      @axlrose76 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      Maybe he's "amigo del cartel".

    • @kugalus
      @kugalus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Next thing we know is that Sam is sued by the LegalEagle

    • @DoctorWhom
      @DoctorWhom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Legal Eagle wont be in danger from the drug cartel. do drug cartels have fans? I hope we don't find out.

  • @adamhenriksson6007
    @adamhenriksson6007 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1952

    4:10 The joke is that the Mexican drug cartel has more service engineers on standby than AT&T.

    • @maritoguionyo
      @maritoguionyo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      AT&T Nextel

    • @deleted-something
      @deleted-something ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Lol?

    • @christopher9727
      @christopher9727 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

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    • @deebear321
      @deebear321 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This aged fantastically...

    • @silent4198
      @silent4198 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@deebear321 fr

  • @mattchandler2387
    @mattchandler2387 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2160

    I count 6 jokes in the first minute, five jokes in the second minute, four in the third minute, two in the fourth minute (but one of them was really long), four in the fifth minute, and one in the sixth minute that took up most of the remaining - non-sponsored runtime. This means there were a total of 22 jokes for a joke density of one joke every 14.8 seconds

    • @ErtugrulK
      @ErtugrulK 3 ปีที่แล้ว +77

      Best comment here

    • @IloveRumania
      @IloveRumania 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Great work!

    • @999fini
      @999fini 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Dead Meat vibes

    • @tylermace6064
      @tylermace6064 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      okay @drew gooden

    • @MrMuz99
      @MrMuz99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Those were jokes? 🙄

  • @Bshue123
    @Bshue123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3007

    Legal Eagle like: Wait, why are there a dozen black SUVs at my office?

    • @sirBrouwer
      @sirBrouwer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      that is just business as usual.

    • @mbedj1974
      @mbedj1974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      Maybe a ton of guys are looking for good counsel before a trial

    • @TheSquidPro
      @TheSquidPro 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I hear he was peeled all over with a chainsaw when they found the first piece of him.

    • @TrimutiusToo
      @TrimutiusToo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nah he will just see them in court in a jiffy...

    • @AndrewVaughanOfficial
      @AndrewVaughanOfficial 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Nah more like 7 Honda civics

  • @moosasoumahoro6440
    @moosasoumahoro6440 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2342

    Even Murderous drug Lord's are eco-friendly.
    A cartel member: Professionals have standards

    • @tomasveras2175
      @tomasveras2175 3 ปีที่แล้ว +85

      Can kill someone but not the environment

    • @arkesh110
      @arkesh110 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@tomasveras2175 I mean the less people the better

    • @normalcontent1415
      @normalcontent1415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      There are so many memes in Mexico about the Ex president’s stupidity.

    • @blakexu4943
      @blakexu4943 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      The Cartels just siphon the gas they want to sell from existing pipelines. That's sort of eco-friendly I guess....

    • @normalcontent1415
      @normalcontent1415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@blakexu4943 PEMEX: Shhh.

  • @aawagga7099
    @aawagga7099 3 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    when he said "and the other is a drug cartel" we all saw that coming by now didn't we?

  • @nikolavasic1947
    @nikolavasic1947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    As a Serbian, I can confirm
    Halcones does mean halcones

    • @JovanLemon
      @JovanLemon ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As another Serbian, I can confirm it still means halcones

  • @minisaiju7699
    @minisaiju7699 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6535

    His sound is the same as the wendover production guy

    • @bookrocker4945
      @bookrocker4945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +665

      I know it’s insane

    • @DoctorCyan
      @DoctorCyan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +431

      Only commenting because I know this is a top comment

    • @BolinTobySlothhood
      @BolinTobySlothhood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +393

      Damn now that you mention it I can totally see the similarities wtf. Wendover is way funnier though

    • @akorus_master
      @akorus_master 3 ปีที่แล้ว +438

      They sound the Sam indeed.

    • @nirajankhadka0123
      @nirajankhadka0123 3 ปีที่แล้ว +232

      Ohhh! That's interesting! Or Half as!

  • @programmer437
    @programmer437 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4152

    What us nerds can take from this:
    When the cartel hires you to run their infrastructure, if you get caught, claim you were “kidnapped”.

    • @CoolAcid
      @CoolAcid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +357

      I know one of those engineers, he went to school with me. They basically told him "hey, we need you to build this infrastructure and we will pay you lots and lots of money, or you can decline and we will kill you and your family. :)". Now he has a lot of money. I would've done the same.

    • @brianrivera0
      @brianrivera0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@CoolAcid Damn

    • @creativedesignation7880
      @creativedesignation7880 3 ปีที่แล้ว +359

      I am sure they were just hired, since cartels are famous for being non-violent, kidnapping and threatening nobody and generally being super kind and never doing anything illegal.

    • @TheJerbol
      @TheJerbol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      cartels kidnap people left and right wtf u on m8

    • @guycross493
      @guycross493 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

      @@TheJerbol wooooosh

  • @hussey4826
    @hussey4826 3 ปีที่แล้ว +595

    *Devin Stone at 4am*: "Why do I hear Mexican music? "

    • @adamkwalczyk
      @adamkwalczyk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I wish Devin could cover 5 plausible conspirac theories that might actually come true in 2021

    • @somanynames781
      @somanynames781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Because Devin is stoned at 4am

    • @jarehelt
      @jarehelt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All im imagining is el jarabe tapatio 🤣

    • @xEEEa7iu231
      @xEEEa7iu231 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      next video on LegalEagle: silly me, of course it wouldnt exist!

  • @1Sportmode
    @1Sportmode 3 ปีที่แล้ว +378

    “ and the other is a drug cartel” 😂😂😂 beautiful execution

    • @kappxster
      @kappxster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      literally LOLed 😂

    • @zaeroses1096
      @zaeroses1096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I could see it a mile off and it was still good

  • @kickballfever
    @kickballfever 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2588

    Imagine you're just a regular engineer and the cartel kidnaps you to work for them, then you get caught in a raid and arrested for being a part of the cartel that you never even wanted to join in the first place.

    • @leonardoaguado2501
      @leonardoaguado2501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +303

      Or they hire you and then the cops come so you claim to be kidnapped

    • @prodbycxrlos
      @prodbycxrlos 3 ปีที่แล้ว +329

      This sadly doesn’t just happen to engineers, but to everyday innocent people as well. I know of a smith who was kidnapped to help make makeshift armored cars (think mad max) and was subsequently killed in a raid. Sad situation.

    • @phuckyoutube5927
      @phuckyoutube5927 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@leonardoaguado2501 best idea ever lmao

    • @rypdx
      @rypdx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fr that’s what be happening everyone else Lying

    • @MiriamLizeth-ic9sb
      @MiriamLizeth-ic9sb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      The reality of some poor people here, they have no choice but to serve the narcos to survive :((

  • @BattlewarPenguin
    @BattlewarPenguin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1898

    2:53 The conversation taken would have been hilarious
    Cartel Drug Dude: Should we use gasoline to power up the electricity?
    Cartel Leader: Are you nuts? Do you have any idea how bad would it be for the environment?

    • @ciscobriones5904
      @ciscobriones5904 3 ปีที่แล้ว +112

      even the cartel know solar power is the future..., why destroy the planet even more?
      even the cartel have some morals. Unlike an American politician

    • @sockaccount8116
      @sockaccount8116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      @@ciscobriones5904 Why "even the cartel"? They choose the technologies which are more efficient, productive and reliable to run their business not ways to satisfy all of the different lobby groups filling their pockets.

    • @waxpen3374
      @waxpen3374 3 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      @@sockaccount8116 literally, a solar-powered system could be set up automatically and would only have to be re-checked if maintenance was needed. Whereas refueling would require multiple and regularly scheduled trips to refuel it.

    • @JayElement13
      @JayElement13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@ciscobriones5904 ya they don’t pollute the environment just the human body

    • @vrsce0178
      @vrsce0178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@ciscobriones5904 LOL "morals".

  • @NoorquackerInd
    @NoorquackerInd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    Me years ago: "Google please hire me"
    Me now: "Zeta please hire me"

    • @johnlucas463
      @johnlucas463 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The FBI wants to know your location

  • @bigh213
    @bigh213 3 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    They probably had better service than I do with AT&T...

    • @DaFundraiser420
      @DaFundraiser420 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahaha try Tmobile

    • @Eugenepanels
      @Eugenepanels 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      At&t is not bad at all but they bit off more then they cud chew with that merger bull

    • @patraisieigna9625
      @patraisieigna9625 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      U just dont know how to use the service

    • @syxepop
      @syxepop 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Knowing that the service the cartel may have ended hacking after Nextel Mexico was bought by (ahem) AT&T may have ended been TelCel (or Claro, as is known in many other Latin American countries outside of Mexico)...
      (had until not too long ago like 70% of the wireless market in Mexico and as many monopolies it is not quite well respected for its' "customer service")

  • @HoennMaster
    @HoennMaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +760

    0:18 I knew where this joke was going, and you're damn right I still enjoyed it.

    • @kaiwut
      @kaiwut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      same

    • @jownadel1526
      @jownadel1526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      He did the same thing for the difference between the dmv and dmz

    • @oscarword775
      @oscarword775 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@kaiwut same

    • @orchidquack
      @orchidquack 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Exactly

    • @cerjmedia
      @cerjmedia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jownadel1526 exact same thought process

  • @FingeringThings
    @FingeringThings 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2173

    When a cartel is more competent than a tele company

    • @whyareyousoangry7322
      @whyareyousoangry7322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Also handling the DNCC’s communications!

    • @kaiwut
      @kaiwut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      how fricking fast did u watch the video

    • @economicsinaction
      @economicsinaction 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And many governments

    • @shirlintan2791
      @shirlintan2791 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      True tho.

    • @imsohandsome
      @imsohandsome 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@silentone6411 absolutely

  • @wumwum42
    @wumwum42 3 ปีที่แล้ว +86

    Its so nice to see not every knowlege channel lost their humor !
    The commentary makes it very entertaining, while still very informative!

    • @AJ12Gamer
      @AJ12Gamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And halcones means halcones.

    • @a..4255
      @a..4255 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AJ12Gamer hawks

  • @Karl_Kampfwagen
    @Karl_Kampfwagen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This was awesome... Mostly because I worked for a company which supplied V&V with computer servers... 💀 I always thought their operation seemed sketchy-at-best, and now I know why.

  • @DoubleOddJosh
    @DoubleOddJosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2282

    Is it listed the NASDAQ or NYSE? I'm looking to diversify my portfolio

    • @DoubleOddJosh
      @DoubleOddJosh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      @@manthanf1
      NASDAQ actually refers to both an exchange and an index. Please consult with Professor Wikipedia before trying to correct me

    • @JPSGShow
      @JPSGShow 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      on the AMEX

    • @thomasrose2127
      @thomasrose2127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@JPSGShow i thought it was on the VISA

    • @poodlescone9700
      @poodlescone9700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Big Pharma is very profitable!

    • @elijahernst843
      @elijahernst843 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      NASDAQ looks like an among us code

  • @jacksonbitzer3336
    @jacksonbitzer3336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3185

    When he hates Wendover Productions the most...

    • @georgepaul341
      @georgepaul341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      ? Can u elaborate?
      Edit: Ok guys thanks I understand now

    • @acebalistic1358
      @acebalistic1358 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @@georgepaul341 HAI was made based on the old that Wikipedia list on Wendover productions. they are run by the same guy.

    • @LeoStaley
      @LeoStaley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      @@georgepaul341 in the section where he says which TH-camr he hates most, masked by digital inversion, he said Wendover.

    • @heleneardleytaylor25
      @heleneardleytaylor25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Gush I think it might me league eagle

    • @calcavendish5430
      @calcavendish5430 3 ปีที่แล้ว +121

      @@georgepaul341 basically an insider fan joke. Wendover and HAI are running by the same group and the same narrator. Usually he will diss the "guy from Wendover" (which is himself) as a joke. Although Wendover narrator's tone was more serious back then, they pretty much shared the same tone now.

  • @neweracarz8526
    @neweracarz8526 3 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Halcon in spanish means falcon... so halcones- “falcons”

    • @baltazarresendez3990
      @baltazarresendez3990 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Halcón is hawk

    • @Belzeh
      @Belzeh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@baltazarresendez3990 stop spreading misinformation. "Halcón" is a falcon, "gavilán" is a hawk.

    • @ipablol
      @ipablol 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      and the singular form is halcón, not halcone

    • @awcy6902
      @awcy6902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nice try Google already told us it's Serbian

    • @nabilal-dam2325
      @nabilal-dam2325 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      thats not true halcones means halcones

  • @paulomontalvoestrada1608
    @paulomontalvoestrada1608 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    I'm studying infrastructure of digital networks and with the stuff you learn in first semester I feel ready to start my own network lol

    • @darin7553
      @darin7553 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You should get in to the drug busines! What could go wrong?

    • @JatPhenshllem
      @JatPhenshllem ปีที่แล้ว

      @@darin7553 Yeah, lemme know when it gets started up, I'd love to... uh - a friend would love to take part

  • @thiccnicc6848
    @thiccnicc6848 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1753

    The fact that drug cartels have legitimate infrastructure and teams of kidnapped nerds will always astound me.

    • @mt8956
      @mt8956 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @Rider450 yes but no, if am correct at one point all of Mexico communications were own by one person.

    • @900108Chale
      @900108Chale 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@mt8956 Mainly 2 cos. Infrastructure is mostly owned by Carlos Slim (Mexico's top billionaire) owner of TELMEX and service is provided by 2 cos: TELMEX and another Mexican who recently sold to AT&T... A new CHEAP service for poor people in rural areas, created some years ago, seemed to have gone nowhere (crushed?).

    • @souparmsbarraza7206
      @souparmsbarraza7206 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Some cartels have been caught using kidnapped scientist to develop a new breed of ballistic artillery...
      Known only as "Engranaje de Metal'

    • @JK-gu3tl
      @JK-gu3tl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@900108Chale Mexican gov't in bed with big business.

    • @TheNumbasign2
      @TheNumbasign2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Rider450 real talk

  • @gustavaaby2786
    @gustavaaby2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2601

    I decrypted the message and it sat "that wendover guy"
    Edit:
    I didn't actually 👉👈
    I just guessed

    • @beandiesel974
      @beandiesel974 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      wut

    • @IwanJames
      @IwanJames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @Стефан Радев was it

    • @justsomepersononyoutube9271
      @justsomepersononyoutube9271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      The wendover guy is a big nerd

    • @cowsrbeefy
      @cowsrbeefy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I hate that guy 😡

    • @LeoStaley
      @LeoStaley 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      More like Wendover seductions, amirite

  • @thebasketballhistorian3291
    @thebasketballhistorian3291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    How many stock video clips do you want to use?
    HAI: Yes.

  • @rebeccakenworthy4623
    @rebeccakenworthy4623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I've got a good question for you. It became evident to law enforcement in Victoria, Australia in the early 2000's that certain underworld identities had cell phones that did not get bills and the telecommunications companies didn't know existed- making them hard to tap into for law enforcement. There was no private network, like this story... It was apparently some phone hack of some sort... What the heck were they doing???

    • @AliBaba-vw7mo
      @AliBaba-vw7mo 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I’m no expert, but they could have gained access to cellular infrastructure and made a private network. I mean- the knowledge to create a private cellular network is freely available. Cellular standards such as LTE are not too hard to set up given enough time

  • @rockrocket54
    @rockrocket54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +196

    As a HAM radio operator, the fact that a drug cartel was able to maintain a reliable network of repeaters all across the country is pretty amazing. Then again, with the resources at their disposable, they can do pretty much anything.

    • @grayrabbit2211
      @grayrabbit2211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      In S. Florida in the 1980s, the cartels used a bunch of ham equipment, usually out of band. Good times.

    • @bigbulldozer9708
      @bigbulldozer9708 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      They did use the scrambler for their "encryption" which is even worse than rc4. Not to impressive

    • @brrrrrr
      @brrrrrr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Do ham radios taste like ham?

    • @grayrabbit2211
      @grayrabbit2211 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@brrrrrr Eh, probably not. More like beer and b.s.

    • @brrrrrr
      @brrrrrr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@grayrabbit2211 :(

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1984

    Hmm, halcones means halcones. Good to know

    • @900108Chale
      @900108Chale 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

      KIM!!!! You forgot your Spanish? Remember Castro?
      It means Falcons my overlord of the poorest Asians...

    • @GGOWO
      @GGOWO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Why does the president have so few likes u will all get executed

    • @alqui8433
      @alqui8433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      It means Hawk's 🤣

    • @marjimhip8487
      @marjimhip8487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      things is stuff and are junk and other such crap

    • @retromichael2429
      @retromichael2429 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Halkones is a type of a bird

  • @MrSpankee02
    @MrSpankee02 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    How dare you call me a nerd! If you’ll excuse me ,I have to go play with my action figure collection.

    • @JTA1961
      @JTA1961 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      {Dolls}

  • @ananya.a04
    @ananya.a04 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The video itself was very informative and interesting, but the humour was top-notch as well! Half as Interesting is one of my favourite channels on TH-cam to visit whenever I want to learn something new. Keep up the good work guys!

  • @vomgrady
    @vomgrady 3 ปีที่แล้ว +447

    Thoughts and prayers for Devin Stone.

    • @lancemckenzie2305
      @lancemckenzie2305 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Damn

    • @Gaviid
      @Gaviid 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Not funny

    • @vomgrady
      @vomgrady 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Gaviid too soon?

    • @vomgrady
      @vomgrady 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Gaviid BTW I like Devin Stone.

  • @Naruedyoh
    @Naruedyoh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +193

    3:38 The singular of "halcones" is "halcón"

    • @Artfuci
      @Artfuci 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Do you know serbian?

    • @sharkfaceguy
      @sharkfaceguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @The Real Talk with Jacob Wilson halcón means hawk not falcon

    • @llamadasinrespuesta4631
      @llamadasinrespuesta4631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@sharkfaceguy The word halcón can be used for both.

    • @kele8559
      @kele8559 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iykury que?

    • @kele8559
      @kele8559 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iykury oh

  • @cheekoandtheman
    @cheekoandtheman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love the "it's easy to tell the difference " line, very witty

  • @krismatic_
    @krismatic_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The dry delivery of interesting facts is a combo I didn't realize I needed

  • @dhevinkundu5156
    @dhevinkundu5156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +225

    Zetas: * need their own private communication system for their cartel *
    Zetas: modern problems require modern solutions

    • @simpleinverso8628
      @simpleinverso8628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      They are called Zetas not veras

    • @ado6520
      @ado6520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That’s not funny it’s supposed to be something ironic instead of something good like the network

    • @liamhastings1385
      @liamhastings1385 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Modem*

    • @dhevinkundu5156
      @dhevinkundu5156 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ado6520 that's.... not my understanding of it. Apologies.

    • @dhevinkundu5156
      @dhevinkundu5156 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@simpleinverso8628 i kinda forgot what it was but i edited it now sooo

  • @Bahmani
    @Bahmani 3 ปีที่แล้ว +398

    when a cartel is more competent then the goverment of the country I live in

    • @kevinolmedo675
      @kevinolmedo675 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Same

    • @angelrobles7201
      @angelrobles7201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Basically, nearly all the countries' govs would fit that sentence. Which is truly sad.

    • @kriptonita8030
      @kriptonita8030 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Specially latinamerica

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Part of the problem is that even having a monopoly on taxes just isn't as profitable as selling cocaine.

    • @OtakuUnitedStudio
      @OtakuUnitedStudio 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lo ciento

  • @kinglongmoney1037
    @kinglongmoney1037 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    the weird jokes definitely makes this half as interesting

  • @firecrotchrighthere2982
    @firecrotchrighthere2982 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great channel!!!! Keep doing what your doing my man

  • @lxvi84
    @lxvi84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    Fun fact, The earliest fired bricks appeared in Neolithic China around 4400 BC at Chengtoushan, a walled settlement of the Daxi culture. These bricks were made of red clay, fired on all sides to above 600 °C, and used as flooring for houses.
    You’re welcome

    • @SummerSausage1
      @SummerSausage1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I remember back when I was a kid I used to throw bricks into higher end cars I saw in Rodeo drive. I wonder if any of those bricks were fired bricks. Would be poetic haha

    • @UnQuacker
      @UnQuacker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You're*
      *angry grammar nazi noises*

    • @SummerSausage1
      @SummerSausage1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@UnQuacker thanks! your a saint! ;)

    • @UnQuacker
      @UnQuacker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@SummerSausage1 *even angrier grammar nazi noises*

    • @lxvi84
      @lxvi84 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@UnQuacker thank you so much, I’ve been making this mistake for years 😬 (English is not my first language)

  • @shivpatel7506
    @shivpatel7506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +133

    HAI: Basically it was as good a cell network as you could get...
    Me: Cannot talk to my friends because of bad Wi-Fi
    ...

  • @neldert1397
    @neldert1397 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The ending of this video can best be summarized as "How to attempt to indirectly assassinate another youtuber"

  • @majindydy8378
    @majindydy8378 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For some reason, you are super quick and hilarious in this video ^_^ love it, great job!

  • @eonferdinand2917
    @eonferdinand2917 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Having heard stories about Pablo Escobar I can't say I'm surprised by a cartel making their own phone company

  • @locketom
    @locketom 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Should have sent the cartel after LockPickingLawyer. The cartel would finish chaining him to a wall, close the door, and the next thing they'd hear is "nice click out of one"

  • @SauceX8
    @SauceX8 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fun fact: The zeta cartels were formed by a group of ex military soldier part of a special forces group. They mostly hired police officers and military soldiers. This is the reason why the zetas fought a lot like military rebels and why they had so much knowledge about guns, communication, government, vehicles, and military tactics.

  • @samuelgarcia5730
    @samuelgarcia5730 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’m new to this channel , I love this guys sarcasm 😂

  • @aquarocket8165
    @aquarocket8165 3 ปีที่แล้ว +155

    halcones means hawks for those that want to know

    • @angelrobles7201
      @angelrobles7201 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And the singular is "halcón", not "halcone"
      (Same goes with "tamal" and "tamales". No relation, but damn! It irks me when I found the word "tamale"!!)

    • @simpleinverso8628
      @simpleinverso8628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@PlaneguyAN225 no, go to your corner

    • @Otzkar
      @Otzkar 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@PlaneguyAN225 nah you look like you would watch wendover productions

    • @BrienMalone
      @BrienMalone 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The word has the same origin as the word falcon, but means hawk. Go figure.

    • @Alex-fv2qs
      @Alex-fv2qs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Also, the h in halcón doesn't make any sound

  • @ke6gwf
    @ke6gwf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +791

    What you described is not a cell network, but a radio repeater network.
    Source: a nerd with a license! ;)

    • @R3lay0
      @R3lay0 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      Where can I get a nerd licence?

    • @videotaper2272
      @videotaper2272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      @@R3lay0 Look up "amateur radio" or "ham radio", there is probably a club in your area that runs a course on how to pass the test which you can usually take at the end of the course through a "volunteer examiner".
      I was thinking from this description it sounded more like the linked repeater systems that ham radio operators use...just hams don't use the encryption...and can't talk about selling drugs (or even most legal things) on the air. ^_-
      Some links mostly relevant to where I live:
      links.ve4.ca

    • @LowOutput
      @LowOutput 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Is Yreka the read-headed step child of Eureka? And is the “reka” part pronounced the same in both?

    • @n3ssaya972
      @n3ssaya972 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      73!

    • @rogvelsan
      @rogvelsan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@videotaper2272 it was actually a GMSR network, illegal of course but repeaters can be bought by anyone and resellers do not ask questions about the final purpose.

  • @arch1028
    @arch1028 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:20 I love how he explained that ! Definitely earned a sub

  • @ithetruelegend
    @ithetruelegend 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Halcones translate to “hawks” in english. That’s the name to people who keep an eye open from rivals, police, and everything else that they want to keep an eye on

    • @ericktellez7632
      @ericktellez7632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wrong, halcones are falcons, there is a difference, for example an eagle is an aguila because they are different species.

    • @ithetruelegend
      @ithetruelegend 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ericktellez7632 on a interview with people from cartels they explain why they use that term. The term would translate to hawk, you aren’t wrong about being two different species though.

    • @ithetruelegend
      @ithetruelegend 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ericktellez7632 it could also translate to gavilan but they don’t use that word to specify a type of bird lol. It’s just something that they use to name the people who are scouting for them

    • @sandro7827
      @sandro7827 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ithetruelegend umm, halcones clearly translates to halcones in English... did you not watch the video?! Sheesh.

    • @Belzeh
      @Belzeh 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ithetruelegend "Halcón" is a falcon, "gavilán" is a hawk. Cartel people are translating it as "hawk" only because they don't know proper English, or possibly don't even know the difference between a hawk and a falcon. Someone calling a falcon "a hawk" out of ignorance is not a reason for everyone else to start making the same mistake.

  • @Just_another_turtle
    @Just_another_turtle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +610

    The cartel seems more smart than the government themselves.

    • @simpleinverso8628
      @simpleinverso8628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      They simply have the motivation and nescesity to do it.
      While government pigs keep allowing them to do so.

    • @williamkeffer8234
      @williamkeffer8234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Because they are

    • @johnladuke6475
      @johnladuke6475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

      It's not that they're smarter, exactly... it's just that government runs on taxes, and telecom companies run on cell phone profits... and neither one of those allows you spend as much money as when you sell cocaine, opiates and methamphetamines. Also if you can just kidnap the best techs in the business for your sysadmins and network admins, it really cuts down on recruiting costs.

    • @CaptainClod0981
      @CaptainClod0981 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You'd be amazed

    • @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245
      @cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      *RAGING BOOTLICKING GOVERNMENT LOVING PUNISHER NOISES*

  • @baylinkdashyt
    @baylinkdashyt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    This isn't really cellular, it's more trunking radio - the thing which Nextel originally was before it morphed.

    • @c1ockworx
      @c1ockworx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Came to say the same thing. Looks like a DMR, P.25 or other commercial encrypted radio network - in which case the pics of people using cell phones and cell towers aren't relevant. Maybe we're missing part of the story?

    • @imafuturecorpse2443
      @imafuturecorpse2443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean when you get into the more advanced features of trunked radio do you really blame them for thinking it’s a cellular service?

    • @ChiDraconis
      @ChiDraconis 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@imafuturecorpse2443
      Reminds me of London Interbank Overnight Rate running their cartel in the clear posting openly unenciphered

    • @WasatchIntercept
      @WasatchIntercept 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@imafuturecorpse2443 The creator of this video repeatedly used technical terms, in order to sound knowledgeable. So yeah, they should be expected to know what those terms mean, and to use them correctly. As it stands, this video is a minimally informative mess.

  • @Naderium
    @Naderium 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    "Halcones means halcones"
    *Ah yes the floor is made of floor*

  • @paullydeux2266
    @paullydeux2266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    expectaion:"hmm these cartels must be using these cell network to commit crime"
    reality:"Hola boss i made sure the burrito you wanted me to order was in the fridge,adios!"

  • @drac124
    @drac124 3 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Next on their plan: Launch satellite communication.

  • @NANI-kp8rb
    @NANI-kp8rb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    3:48 is obviously Legal Eagle, I work at the NSA. National Digital Invertor inversion place

    • @ashrocks8443
      @ashrocks8443 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Allow me to introduce myself,i work with "time inversion"

  • @gekyumerising3152
    @gekyumerising3152 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love when sponsored content is back to back with an ad and the end of a video.

  • @GadgetAddict
    @GadgetAddict 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So they built a UHF/VHF radio network, with analog/DMR radios.
    Not a cellphone network.
    Or am I missing something here?

    • @JackPribis
      @JackPribis ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Based on the source article, the network can inhibit/unibhibit radios which indicates some digital signalling. But they use the term "inversion" or "scrambling" instead of encryption, indicating analog voice traffic. So I'm guessing it's an MPT network or similar, which has digital control with analog voice. Either way it's not a "cellphone network". Many private companies have similar private radio networks spread across entire countries.

  • @RachelTension
    @RachelTension 3 ปีที่แล้ว +120

    I cracked the voice distortion at 3:40, he said "wendover productions" anyone know who that is?

    • @simpleinverso8628
      @simpleinverso8628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @Istvan Slobozs it's a joke you wonkie

    • @user-is2nn8mc9q
      @user-is2nn8mc9q 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Istvan Slobozs u are a wonky donkey

    • @aaditkolar5521
      @aaditkolar5521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      how did you do that?

    • @simpleinverso8628
      @simpleinverso8628 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@aaditkolar5521 refer to my first comment

    • @vincenthanff7026
      @vincenthanff7026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      WP and HAI are the same person?! Lies and madness!

  • @shivpatel7506
    @shivpatel7506 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    0:51 The guy is a legend; he puts an ad in between drug cartel phone networks

  • @devilchy
    @devilchy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    As a drug cartel lord in the making ..
    I appreciate this video 🙏

  • @juanpabloabondanosantos5473
    @juanpabloabondanosantos5473 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing intro! Great work!

  • @jordansumitomo2357
    @jordansumitomo2357 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    "My name is Devin Stone,
    My Channel is LegalEagle,
    any complaints must be send to the comment section"-Sam Denby.

  • @sirloin33
    @sirloin33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    I saw that “college students clawing their way up to a rotten heirarchy” joke coming from a mile away.

  • @Gobble.Gobble
    @Gobble.Gobble 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Person of Interest had this idea back in 2015. My favorite tv show

  • @vlalex2213
    @vlalex2213 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man that comparation was epic

  • @logank
    @logank 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    How on earth does that stock footage exist at 4:34? Honestly, that’s amazing.

  • @Lady-V
    @Lady-V 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    When I heard the name Jose Luis del Toro Estrada; I was like "Oh no am I related to this guy?" and then I remembered that Estrada is just a town name.

  • @notmenotme614
    @notmenotme614 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    When a drugs cartel can get better network performance than the cell phone operator you pay monthly

  • @cyocyu
    @cyocyu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never get enough of your humor

  • @farmertyler8087
    @farmertyler8087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    You rlly outed their com center lol. They’re gonna go after you now

  • @ZexyS
    @ZexyS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    As a Serb, I will just say that a word "Halcones" doesn't exist here lol

    • @doommagic
      @doommagic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      I'm pretty sure that was the point he was making. It was a joke about it not being a Serbian word.

    • @OscarDriftz
      @OscarDriftz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Halcones is Spanish for hawks 😂

    • @victorhs258
      @victorhs258 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Which is why there is a hawk @1:28

    • @rafaelmendoza7933
      @rafaelmendoza7933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@OscarDriftz falcon

    • @cplcabs
      @cplcabs 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@doommagic yank humour

  • @newguy5921
    @newguy5921 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The writer for this channel is top notch. I see you, Adam Chase.

  • @worldview2888
    @worldview2888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Does anyone else actually get how BRILLIANT the "cartel" are? They basically accomplished this plus powered all of this using SOLAR energy. Think of it, you actually need to make a satelite tower to achieve this telecomm tower. The minds behind such achievements are whom i admire the most.

    • @syed--2023
      @syed--2023 ปีที่แล้ว

      People become geniuses when a cartel kidnaps them and forces them to make a network lmao

    • @worldview2888
      @worldview2888 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@syed--2023 which part or who got kidnapped to be blackmailed into producing that? if you don't understand the content don't make irrelevant comments since English is not your native language.

    • @syed--2023
      @syed--2023 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@worldview2888 What's your problem man? Can't take a joke? Or do you just hate me in general for some reason?

    • @worldview2888
      @worldview2888 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@syed--2023 forgive me i'm sorry because i look very deeply into this stories and i work in NGO helping such problems in developing nations. when i see such problems i took it too seriously (as i always want to help because i work in NGO social care services.) i am sorry syed.

  • @tanmaysrivastav
    @tanmaysrivastav 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    3:49 We all know it's Real Engineering that he hated the most

  • @JeffrevinYT
    @JeffrevinYT 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    5:08 "So if any Zetas are watching this video and are mad at me, I want you to know that my name is Devin Stone, I look like this, and any complaints should be directed to the comments section of my channel, LegalEagle."
    Wait, isn't that illegal?
    Quick! Somebody get Sam from Half as Interesting to explain!

  • @shareef2501
    @shareef2501 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    That diss on frats was hilarious

  • @ElectricityTaster
    @ElectricityTaster 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    everyone knows the best way to communicate with your cartel is using signs in a minecraft server.

  • @nullcandyy
    @nullcandyy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    imagine if he did a collab with the wendover productions guy

  • @hegecactus8938
    @hegecactus8938 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That redirect at the end is just outright cruel
    Not even cartels deserve to be send to a lawyer

  • @jessbakica5233
    @jessbakica5233 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Laughed so hard when he added Devon's name at the end

  • @lotusmojo
    @lotusmojo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the elephant and giraffe friends ... do more of that

  • @ericschultz4004
    @ericschultz4004 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    2:20 "This guy" looks more like the Subway guy instead of the Verizon guy

    • @samiam619
      @samiam619 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wonder how the Subway guy is doing in prison... not that I care that much, just wondering.

    • @ericschultz4004
      @ericschultz4004 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@samiam619 Prison rape is not funny unless it happens to a sex offender. And I hope the Subway guy is taking his footlongs prison style!

  • @jacksonbitzer3336
    @jacksonbitzer3336 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This gives me vibes of Wendover Productions. Idk why ;)

  • @boahneelassmal
    @boahneelassmal 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    "[...] you're a nerd which I know because you're watching this video"
    _nod / sway my head slowly_ fair enough

  • @apollo7557
    @apollo7557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    “Cartel engineer’s” is such an insanely bizarre term.

  • @baconnator179
    @baconnator179 3 ปีที่แล้ว +150

    I thought this was gonna be about Apple

    • @Daniel_JS
      @Daniel_JS 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'd just like you to know you've got the biggest laugh out of me all week

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's weird indeed. Everywhere I comment, people tell me how much they love me and my videos. Sometimes it is annoying. But right now it would be okay. So say something nice about my content, dear bac

    • @dvmien
      @dvmien 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ??? Why

    • @DoctorCyan
      @DoctorCyan 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      LOL

  • @pinksnail821
    @pinksnail821 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    That LegalEagle shoutout was amazingly subtle

    • @sockaccount8116
      @sockaccount8116 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was it really a shout-out? That liar is actively promoted by TH-cam all the time

  • @autismos7057
    @autismos7057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been to that street in McAllen hundreds of times! I live right by!!

  • @B_Larson
    @B_Larson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video, Devin.

  • @Free_Krazy
    @Free_Krazy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    "Cell phone coverage before 2005 was spotty"
    **LAUGHS IN MOUNTAIN**

  • @mrmarecki1
    @mrmarecki1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This video would have been a perfect advertising opportunity for a VPN company. It would be much cheaper and more practical to use one over existing commercial mobile network instead of building new infrastructure from scratch.

    • @nikkiofthevalley
      @nikkiofthevalley ปีที่แล้ว

      VPNs don't do much for security. You can still see the traffic, it's just more difficult to work out where it's coming from.

    • @mrmarecki1
      @mrmarecki1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@nikkiofthevalley They also encrypt the traffic, so cartel's mobile operator would only see phones exchanging encrypted traffic with let's say AWS servers, which are used also by tons of popular services. If done right it would be very difficult distinguish from regular users, and impossible to read even if anything was suspected.

  • @matthewboyer4212
    @matthewboyer4212 ปีที่แล้ว

    One is full of conniving, ruthless, cutthroat sociopaths clawing their way to the top of a rotting hierarchy, and the other is a drug cartel.
    that's golden

  • @MarySmith-hv5ur
    @MarySmith-hv5ur หลายเดือนก่อน

    The one de-cringing the video on sponsorskip is a true hero

  • @aarzu10
    @aarzu10 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    DAAAAAMN! He's going to incur the wrath of the Divine 9 for this one! Those folks don't play!

  • @gopherguy
    @gopherguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Happy half as aniversary

  • @christianarnott6662
    @christianarnott6662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the tips, will remember for next time. :)

  • @shadoninja
    @shadoninja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    This video didn't really explain much. The "how" part was almost completely summarized by "towers and kidnapped engineers." not much detail though.

    • @TripleDDDD
      @TripleDDDD 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Strap the kidnapped engineers to towers, boom free phonenetwork.

    • @timmyteabag69
      @timmyteabag69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And not to support the oil and gas industry even though you need oil to build solar panels

    • @excitableboy7031
      @excitableboy7031 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As a computer engineer who has dabbled in wireless protocols, you dont want to know. Trust me.

    • @CallenderMan
      @CallenderMan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Welcome to Half as Interesting, where Sam only barely explains the titular question and spends the other half of the video elaborating on some barely related thing.

    • @kimarna
      @kimarna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why it's only HALF as interesting