It should be noted that this fundraising wasn’t in cash. Instead, Goal Zero had a program where if a customer bought a solar power kit, Goal Zero would then provide one to benefit those affected by Hurricane Sandy.You buy one, and they give one. So, the nearly $600k value was in product and not in cash, but that doesn’t mean it was any less helpful.

That’s enough for over 1,000 kits through the “You Buy One, We Give One” program, plus nearly 3,000 additional kits contributed by retailers like Amazon, Hammacher Schlemmer and The North Face. They were able to charge 11,895 cell phones, providing 118,9550 hours of talk time. I’m sure the people affected by Hurricane Sandy appreciate that help.

Here is the original Goal Zero Nation video from Goal Zero President and CEO Joe Atkin.

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Ever since Hurricane Sandy struck the New York City and New Jersey area cellular communication has become somewhat of a luxury thanks to the lack of cellular service in the wake of the event. Luckily, AT&T and T-Mobile are temporarily working together to help out.

In a disaster situation like Hurricane Sandy the ability to make emergency calls or let family know you are safe is very important. Thankfully, T-Mobile and AT&T understand that their customers need to have reliable service to make these kind of important calls right now and so they have struck a deal to share their GSM and 3G networks in the area for now without charging roaming fees or any other penalties for their use.

By teaming up, T-Mobile and AT&T should be able to give their customers decent temporary coverage until towers can get repaired and everything is able to return back to normal. When that will be exactly has yet to be announced.

It’s good to see that carriers can put aside their rivalries when big trouble hits like it did in the New York City area and other parts of the coast. Hopefully things settle down quickly enough, but for now it is welcome news for those that have had trouble making calls in the area.

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