{"id":327177,"date":"2022-11-30T17:20:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T22:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/?p=327177"},"modified":"2022-11-29T22:26:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T03:26:12","slug":"the-prepper-potential-of-an-old-cell-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgtreport.com\/2022\/11\/the-prepper-potential-of-an-old-cell-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"The Prepper Potential of an Old Cell Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Mr. Zipph, Survival Blog<\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Over the years, I have read many articles on communications in a grid-down situation. Those articles typically focus on using ham radios or CB radios to communicate with other like-minded folks in a TEOTWAWKI scenario. I have also read articles focused on the importance of gathering and accessing important information that you would need if the Schumer hiints the fan (TSHTF). These articles typically discuss the importance of having hard-copy books and printed planning information, contact information, and other important information that would be valuable to have.<\/p>\n

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I first suggested the importance of a cell phone in preparedness efforts in a previous SurvivalBlog article:\u00a0Preparedness Planning: The Business Trip<\/a>. During that trip, I brought my iPhone which is my Everyday Carry (EDC) phone. Since I wrote that article, I prepared a second phone that could function as a backup, serve as an offline repository of information, and could also be utilized for communications in the event that I could obtain access to wifi, if my EDC phone was not available. At first blush, this exercise may seem to be a low priority in preparedness planning. However, I believe that it could be a helpful preparedness tool while traveling.<\/p>\n

Many people have proposed that important documents and information should be kept on a flash drive. However, accessing that information would require that you have a computer in which to insert the flash drive. A cell phone is extremely portable. Wouldn\u2019t it be easier to access it directly from a phone on which you have stored that information on the SD Card? This could be helpful if you were bugging out in a hurry. If needed, you could remove the SD card and plug it into a computer.<\/p>\n

Scenarios where it might be useful:<\/p>\n