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Old 04-22-2014, 12:48 PM  
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Originally Posted by JimmyStephans View Post
This is easy to answer -

There are no cell phone towers in the ocean so no cell signals. No text messages, etc.

Satellites that are modern, such as those used in the GPS on a phone or to carry digital data like Internet or TV, are not positioned down in that southern Indian Ocean because there is nothing there that calls for things like traffic directions, TV, etc.
If it were just a normal day, sure. But given the situation, I can't imagine it would be too difficult to reposition a few satellites. It has already been confirmed that US satellites already blanket that area of the world, even in the ocean. Even take the US out of it, other nations do the same thing.

However, I'm not saying they are in the bottom of the ocean giving out GPS pings on an iPhone. What I said was, the technology should be there to find them and it amazes me that they can not be found, yet they can find anyone else when they want to, in the desert, on a boat, in a hole in the ground, or even on a mountain.

All things considered, it's a bit mind boggling that between the US, China, Australia and all the private companies out there with insane tech on their hands, that no one can find this plane, and not a single piece of debris has been found.
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