What's the best way to get cell phone video out of Egypt?

Google and Twitter just offered phone service for all cyber users. Al Jazeera is offering their numbers on their networks.

On a separate note, the Egyptian regime just rounded and detained all foreign news correspondents in preparation of tomorrow's onslaught. Al Jazeera has hidden reporters throughout the country and will be offering live coverage tomorrow.

http://english.aljazeera.net/watch_now/
 
No idea, but soon, it appears, it's not going to matter anyway:


CAIRO — Security forces and gangs chanting in favor of the Egyptian government hunted down journalists at their offices and in the hotels where many had taken refuge on Thursday in a widespread and overt campaign of intimidation aimed at suppressing reports from the capital.

By evening, it appeared that none of the major broadcasters were able to provide live footage of Tahrir Square, the epicenter of antigovernment protests.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/w...ists.html?_r=1&ref=global-home&pagewanted=all
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It would appear a Tienanmen moment is being planned.
 
What's the best way to get a video out? Probably the same way Stewart was able to txt Colbert using his iphone (about 2 minutes in)

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Internet and cell phone service was down in egypt. I suppose if you had an israeli cell phone provider and you were close to the border you could email the video out...
 
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