Connectivity in the face of an emergency

Connectivity in the face of an emergency is a new editorial over at TreoCentral today. "Before Hurricane Rita has even arrived in Houston, its effects are already being felt. I'm not talking about high winds or torrential rain—that won't get here until Friday night. The area mobile networks are completely saturated right now. I have become intimately acquainted with the redial (Phone,Phone) sequence on the Treo. Sometimes I would get a nasty recording telling me all circuits were busy, sometimes it would be 3 or for short beeps then disconnect, and other times the Treo would dial then immediately disconnect. After 5-6 tries I would eventually get through. Once connected calls went on as normal. "