[Mobile] Phone network shutdown over bombs

Wouldn't it be handy if the network still allowed SMS messages when it
was "locked down", probably on a lowish priority, so that people could
send messages home saying "It's OK dear, I missed the train and I'm
still alive"?

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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] writes

>Wouldn't it be handy if the network still allowed SMS messages when it
>was "locked down", probably on a lowish priority, so that people could
>send messages home saying "It's OK dear, I missed the train and I'm
>still alive"?

How do you know it doesn't?
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Mr X

[email protected]il declared for all the
world to hear...
> I would expect that most operators hard code it as there is alot of
> regulation around the ability to have ACCOLC sims. If they give you a
> specific SIM hard coded with the specific ACCOLC setting that a person is
> allowed to have, it is far easier for the network to track and it is easily
> visibly identifiable.

I would have thought it was the opposite - I.e. the network being able
to update OTA. Whenever there are changes to be made to a persons access
levels that would mean having to post the old SIM back and wait for a
new one to arrive.
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Regards
Jon