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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1625862" data-attributes="member: 56379">Great point!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; From what I understand (which is very limited)...sailors on a sub have VERY limited communciations with the outside world while deployed (at least submerged while deployed)...for strategic reasons of course.&nbsp; And the communications (with the outside world) while deployed are VERY limited to short messages from family.&nbsp; I don't even think that the individual sailors have direct access to communications equipment.&nbsp; I believe that the very limited communications that are sent &amp; received...are handled only by the sub's communication personal (security clearance and maintaining security issues).And...when the sub does communicate (rarely) with the outside world...the sub raises some sort of aerial to the surface of the water (to improve...or even allow) connection with satellites.&nbsp; AND...this period of time that the aerial is deployed is super-short as possible...so to minimze the possibility of being detected &amp; located by potential enemies.So all of this secrecy &amp; limited communications...certainly precludes any sort of downloading movies from iTunes while deployed &amp; submerged on a sub!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />- Nick</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1625862, member: 56379"] Great point!:) From what I understand (which is very limited)...sailors on a sub have VERY limited communciations with the outside world while deployed (at least submerged while deployed)...for strategic reasons of course. And the communications (with the outside world) while deployed are VERY limited to short messages from family. I don't even think that the individual sailors have direct access to communications equipment. I believe that the very limited communications that are sent & received...are handled only by the sub's communication personal (security clearance and maintaining security issues). And...when the sub does communicate (rarely) with the outside world...the sub raises some sort of aerial to the surface of the water (to improve...or even allow) connection with satellites. AND...this period of time that the aerial is deployed is super-short as possible...so to minimze the possibility of being detected & located by potential enemies. So all of this secrecy & limited communications...certainly precludes any sort of downloading movies from iTunes while deployed & submerged on a sub!;) - Nick [/QUOTE]

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