Comments on: Internet and text messaging switched off in Egypt https://www.eutimes.net/2011/01/internet-and-text-messaging-switched-off-in-egypt/ We deliver exclusive hidden news that you won't just find anywhere, information that nobody wants you to know about. Updated 1 minute ago. Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:57:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5 By: JanB https://www.eutimes.net/2011/01/internet-and-text-messaging-switched-off-in-egypt/comment-page-1/#comment-21344 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:57:19 +0000 http://www.eutimes.net/?p=12195#comment-21344 What the protesters urgently need is a contraption like a rugged weather balloon with solar panels, batteries and a transponder that includes the possibility of P2P (peer to peer) cellular telephony by people on the ground.

Eventually improved with addition of an electric motor plus propeller and GPS system to maintain position.

At an altitude of 20 Km, coverage would be a circle with 1,000 Km diameter and the dictator would be unable to switch it off.

Sympathizers in neighboring countries could uplink Internet to keep foreign communication going in case even satellite systems are closed by the US in an act of support for the dictator.

Students of every technical university have the combination of skills to realize such a DIY project. After initializing true democracy, the country can be connected with these stations in the tropopause at little cost.

Another advantage will be that weather related (disastrous) events no longer are able to destroy the infrastructure “in the sky”.

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