Neil Dipple

London

Consultant

In the short term there is a use for 3G, but its for voice calls. On July 7th it proved problematical to get a signal / connection on mobile phones. Rumours of mobile coverage being reserved just for Government / emergency services have been shown to be groundless, but with everyone trying to phone friends / family etc the networks became overloaded.

The only ones which were not was - 3G. So if you want to ensure you can contact people in the event of a disaster / terorist incident, get a 3G phone before everyone else does. Obviously only a short term fix.