Cell Phones and Air Cards to the Rescue

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Text messages and e-mails were the most reliable ways to communicate during Ike, Myers reports. Air cards worked perfectly but cellular voice service was spotty. Verizon Wireless is offering a credit to business and consumer subscribers in the 409 area code to cover access fees for one month, says Cyndi Crews, principal consultant at telecom consulting firm Abilita, who lives in Lumberton, Texas.