I'm shipping off to the Navy and I just signed a contract with a cell phone provider. Am I going to be able to use it?
2006-07-31 13:43:55 · 16 answers · asked by SwellSurfer17 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
I'm on the Mason (DDG-87)
Cell phones work onboard the ship. There are designated areas topside for talking on the cell phone inport (Mason's are the port break and the flight deck).
Underway cell phone use is not authorized, but you can't get a signal anyway. You won't get a signal inside the ship either.
Good luck!
2006-07-31 13:49:16 · answer #1 · answered by hawk22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-08-08 15:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by Kenny 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cell phones have to be with in a few miles of a tower to work.
IF the navy wanted to they could set up a transmitter on their ship and tie it into the satellite networks they use for communications.....
But they would probably need to keep communications under tighter control for security reasons.
My guess would be no way......
Not at sea anyway....
And if they wanted to they could install jamming hardware to prevent unauthorized use whilst in port...... which would make sense as you wouldn't want just anyone if they managed to get aboard to have the capability to send messages/pictures out this way.
And the steel decks would probably block the signals below deck anyway.
2006-07-31 13:50:08 · answer #3 · answered by morphonius821 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The quick answer is NO.
All cell phones relay their signal to a fixed cell tower or bldg site. While in port your fine. At sea, the signal will be out of range. Same as it would be in some rual land areas or national parks. Now Sat. phones are a different story. They beam signals to overhead satelites and thus have worldwide coverage. Find a phone that uses the Inmarsat service.
2006-07-31 14:16:48 · answer #4 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you seen any cell phone towers at sea? May work in port.
Ships use micro wave dishes and ship to shore Radio/FM.
2006-07-31 13:51:14 · answer #5 · answered by jl_jack09 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In port, yes, but once at sea, not on your life. NOW, if you have a satilite phone, which runs about 3 bucks a minute, you can use it anywhere in the world. In the Gulf of Mexico, Petrocomm is the key satilite provider for communications
2006-07-31 13:52:13 · answer #6 · answered by bigmikejones 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, I think (as I was on acruise ship) they ahve their own systems, out to sea our cellphoens didn't work but we could get services form the ship.
2006-07-31 13:45:44 · answer #7 · answered by duuh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The ships have powerful radar, you don't need one on Navy ship.
2006-07-31 13:49:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Front right pocket, if I'm too lazy to carry a bag with it and a bunch of things in it
2016-03-16 09:43:48 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will until you get 10 miles from shore
2006-07-31 13:45:05 · answer #10 · answered by Bill 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋