other .5% problem), I told her if I was ever kidnapped to call Skytel as they had to be able to track where I was. The woman on the phone "would neither confirm nor deny" that possibility. She referenced a privacy issue and didn't want to say more.
They can tell atleast what area you are in to probably about a 1/4-1/2 mile radius, I think. No question about.
I more hope I don't have any pageable events, than they fix it tonite. Since, my luck, they'll fix it at 4am and they'll do such a good job all the test messages I sent and Skytel sent will make it through to me.
Tuc/TTSG
On Tue, 19 May 1998, TTSG wrote:
Date: Tue, 19 May 1998 23:54:25 -0400 (EDT) From: TTSG <ttsg@ttsg.com> To: Mark Allan Rizzo <mrizzo@origin.ea.com> Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: SkyTel 2Way pagers DOWN all US
Just wanted to inform anyone that relies on this for system notifications etc. Skytel lost a satellite feed and all of their 2-Way pagers are down. I called them and they told me that it had been down since 5:00pm CST and they hoped to have it back 'soon'.
As well as regular "Skyword" pagers. We confirm your time, as we saw it about 7p Eastern, and a VERY WEIRD (Completely garbled, no time stamp) message at 5p Eastern. Saw on the local news tonite that it was "knocked out of orbit". The phone person just has said "Satellite problems".
Both TV and Skytel say they are NOT the only ones that count on that satellite, so it might be worth some peace of mind to run a test of your pager.
Tuc/TTSG
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