Talk:Communication during the September 11 attacks

WPIX frozen image
I tirelessly spent hours hunting down a screencap of the frozen WPIX image as described in the article. Unfortunately, I have no clue about the copyright status of such an image and I am inexperienced in such matters. I'm hoping a more experienced user will see this post and can help out in this area. I hope it is possible to keep this image since it was so hard to track it down in the first place. Thanks. - XDB 22:44, 22 October 2005 (UTC)


 * I agree that this image is important to this article and that there is an argument to be made for "fair use." As the uploader, you should make the changes to the Image description page, in this case Image:Wpix-911.jpg. I think you should mention that this is a low resolution screen shot of an event of unique historical import that cannot be recreated in any other way. I would suggest the film-screenshot tag as the most appropriate tag for this image. --agr 00:47, 24 October 2005 (UTC)


 * Thanks. I went ahead and changed the license as you suggested since I am in agreement with you 100%. Unless of course, there are any that wish to challenge the image's fair use. - XDB 17:25, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

A belated kudo to XDB for tracking down the image. I was watching the broadcasts here in Calgary back in 2001 and that frozen image from WPIX remains one of my more vivid memories of the day. 23skidoo 04:23, 20 August 2006 (UTC)


 * I believe it is the ONLY known such image of the picturee that exists. I have to thank my dad, who ran home to record MSNBC, but briefly switching over to WPIX for a short amount of time, thus grabbing this on videotape. I brought it to my job, and used our graphics machine to grab the grabbed image. I built a [Tribute Page] to the engineers who were working on the 104th and 110th floor of the north tower as this happened, and used the image. Through connections I was able to obtain an emailed OK to keep the image up as long as it remained part of the tribute. I think it serves a purpose for those of us to remember those guys who were trapped while doing the job they loved. Mike Fitzpatrick, NECRAT webmaster, source of the original image

In-Flight cell phone use
Try it sometime.

I heard that it doesen't work unless the palne and phone have some sort of system. Dudtz 7/29/06 5:06 PM EST

Ive used my cell phone while on an airplane before, the only real danger is being caught by a flight attendant.

--- Cell phones do not work reliably over 10000 feet due to the cell phone antenna beam-tilting which the transmission towers signals are aimed towards the earth and not the sky. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.9.118.226 (talk) 04:45, 19 September 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Wpix-911.jpg
Image:Wpix-911.jpg is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 11:27, 21 January 2008 (UTC)


 * I added a fair use rationale for this article to the image page.--agr (talk) 13:21, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The Fair Use Disputed tag should have been removed as well, so I have done so. It's a good thing you fixed this as user who uploaded the original image was also notified by the bot, but hasn't made by edits since 2005. 23skidoo (talk) 20:15, 4 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I've been away from the site for a long time now (have I really been gone THAT long?). I appreciate you guys taking care of that for me. It's just as well, because I'm not very experienced with Wikipedia and all the technical details, so I defer to folks like yourselves anyway. :) XDB (talk) 19:36, 14 August 2010 (UTC)

EAS wasn't activated for the following states
New York and Virginia Sonicthehedgehog200 (talk) 18:41, 28 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Correct. However the article is incorrect in stating "The Emergency Alert System was never activated in the terrorist attacks, as the extensive media coverage made it unnecessary.". The EAS system was never activated, because the events of that day did not fall under the EAS protocols. (And they still would not). Weither that is right or wrong, is up for debate on a message forum, I am sure, but the facts are, it did not fall under those protocols and an activation was not issued. The FCC did suspend the weekly activation/test requirement for a short period of time after the attacks, however. NECRAT Speak to me 08:21, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
 * I believe I added the "incorrect" statement. This is based upon multiple news sources all stating that the ubiquitous nature of the news coverage made EAS activation unnecessary. If you haven't already you should perhaps add some information to the article stating why it didn't satisfy EAS protocols, just be aware someone may try to revert it by quoting CNN or CBS or any of the other media sources that made the previous statement. 68.146.80.110 (talk) 13:24, 16 November 2011 (UTC)

External links modified
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 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20131104192835/http://911.gnu-designs.com/Chapter_9.2.html to http://911.gnu-designs.com/Chapter_9.2.html

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BlackBerrys during 9/11
It would be nice if there were information added about the role of BlackBerrys during the attacks, and/or how the attacks played a role in the increased popularity of them. When other systems failed, BIS/BES was the only means of communicating for many.

There's an article already listed in the external links that should provide a good start. Also, Losing the Signal, a book on the rise and fall of RIM, contains some interesting relevant tidbits worth including. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.161.143.149 (talk) 06:14, 25 April 2016 (UTC)

Trunking
" In the event an individual needs to chime in, he simply waits his turn – just as he would do in a trunked system. "

How would this be like a trunked system? In a trunked system, you wouldn't need to wait, you just key up and it finds an idle channel for you to talk on. Thornfield Hall (talk) 04:07, 18 June 2023 (UTC)