# Patrick - Grid Down Comms Up discusses Verizon Wireless & Snowmageddon

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Podcast: [Prepping Academy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/prepping-academy-53718)
Published: 2026-01-22T10:00:00+00:00
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Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Patrick with Grid Down Comms Up discusses winter preps and observations from last week's Verizon Wireless outage. With a massive winter storm on the horizon, determining how much heat and fuel you need is critical to being prepared. Electricity for critical power needs from batteries and generators can keep us operational and provide a bit of normalcy. Are you ready? Observations from the recent Verizon outage include second- and third-order impacts of a f...

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