With a Black FirstNet SIM Card, First Responders' Calls Go Ahead of Yours

FirstNet is a network built for first responders. It's not part of the what the public uses, it's not part of the AT&T business core. FirstNet is a physically separate and dedicated network core with specialized capabilities like always-on priority and preemption built for first responders, by first responders. 

We learned many lessons after 9/11, like how quickly the cellular systems we all depend on become overloaded during a major emergency. How critically vital it is for the voice and data systems first responders depend on everyday continue to function during these times. Now with FirstNet first responders come first.


This CNET article "With a black AT&T FirstNet SIM card first responders' calls go ahead of yours First responder calls and data can now move yours out of the way thanks to lessons from 9/11" BY BRIAN COOLEY MAY 23, 2019 10:00 AM PDT

Click on the link above and read the article, it talks about some of the equipment and support services as well as the advantages for first responders who use FirstNet.

I've had my black FirstNet sim card for a couple months now and service has been great. In Dolan Springs using my Frontier DSL I get 2 Mbps, on FirstNet I get 50-55 Mbps.

I use a Sonim XP8 phone, the battery lasts for days, I don't worry if I drop it, and if it gets wet at fireground, no big deal it's good under water for 30 minutes.  The XP8 is FirstNet Ready so it works on the FirstNet Evolved Packet Core simply by installing a FirstNet SIM card.

If you go with FirstNet make sure you get a FirstNet Ready device, you can find some HERE.

Band 14 is a big deal for cellular technology and it’s even a bigger deal for your local first responders.

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