cell towers are on mountain tops where the winds were the highest... they are most vulnerable areas during high winds, if the towers are in valleys they are ineffective or limited in their reach.
It's not just the cell sites themselves. In many cases in rural areas, they use comm links between the towers that communicate directly with each other. If a link is down, a tower might even be hot, but not able to transfer or receive any data.
What's nice is Apples Satellite SMS service is rolling out right now
cell towers are on mountain tops where the winds were the highest... they are most vulnerable areas during high winds, if the towers are in valleys they are ineffective or limited in their reach.
It's not just the cell sites themselves. In many cases in rural areas, they use comm links between the towers that communicate directly with each other. If a link is down, a tower might even be hot, but not able to transfer or receive any data.
@@richh650 Even if they are still erected if not serviced the gensets are going to run out of diesel.