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Kaleva

(37,929 posts)
49. Towers don't all have emergency back up power.
Sun Dec 1, 2013, 10:08 PM
Dec 2013

There's been disasters where people weren't able to use their cell phones because the towers were inoperable for lack of power.

New telephones are on their way. [View all] MineralMan Dec 2013 OP
I added a POTS poll to this. MineralMan Dec 2013 #1
still have a LL sweetapogee Dec 2013 #5
Ah...good idea. I don't have one of those systems. MineralMan Dec 2013 #6
I'm a volunteer FF sweetapogee Dec 2013 #11
Other. LWolf Dec 2013 #2
I haven't had a landline since 2006, when I got my first cell phone. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #3
Lots of people seem to have dumped their landline. MineralMan Dec 2013 #4
AT&T is a real jerk about landlines kimbutgar Dec 2013 #7
Switched over to a VOIP landline (Ooma) a while ago SeattleVet Dec 2013 #8
My wife and I got our first cellphone in 1991. MineralMan Dec 2013 #9
I have a landline, but it's through my cable company Silent3 Dec 2013 #10
My parents get their phone service from the cable company, too. MineralMan Dec 2013 #13
Ours is much more reliable than that. n/t Silent3 Dec 2013 #19
They live out on a farm, and they lose their cable MineralMan Dec 2013 #21
It would be impossible (with the tech-shield in my roof) to not have a landline. ScreamingMeemie Dec 2013 #12
Yah, that'll protect you against star seed transmissions, too. MineralMan Dec 2013 #16
remember how before smartphones the trend in cell phones was to make them tinier and tinier? nt arely staircase Dec 2013 #14
There was an old SNL sketch about really tiny cell phones. MineralMan Dec 2013 #17
In the movie Zoolander, Will Ferrell played a crazy fashionista with a tiny, tiny phone. Arugula Latte Dec 2013 #24
Ah, maybe that's what I'm thinking of. MineralMan Dec 2013 #25
I had a very small little stupid flip phone for a while. MineralMan Dec 2013 #18
to me, the sound quality is so much better on the old cord phones. northoftheborder Dec 2013 #15
Haven't had a landline since I moved out of my parents house tabbycat31 Dec 2013 #20
I'd miss my antique phones. Really. MineralMan Dec 2013 #22
NO..we kept getting too many solicitor calls on our landline number.. Tikki Dec 2013 #23
Like you pipi_k Dec 2013 #26
See how smart you are... MineralMan Dec 2013 #28
No. People who knew us always called our cell phones gollygee Dec 2013 #27
Yes, and no mobile. enlightenment Dec 2013 #29
None of the above. Chan790 Dec 2013 #30
I've got one, but don't use it for non-emergency calls anymore Posteritatis Dec 2013 #31
I still have a land line. murielm99 Dec 2013 #32
Land line CFLDem Dec 2013 #33
Does Vonage count? Ron Obvious Dec 2013 #34
We aren't connected to the copper thatgemguy Dec 2013 #35
I suppose it will all die out someday. MineralMan Dec 2013 #36
Gave up the POTS and bundled with cable Maeve Dec 2013 #37
My ATT land line will soon be cut off Piedras Dec 2013 #38
If it works in a similar way to the Ooma system... SeattleVet Dec 2013 #50
ATT Wireless Home Phone Piedras Dec 2013 #53
Yes and I also have a couple of cell phones. I mostly use the cell phone but still want to keep Raine Dec 2013 #39
Having spent too much of my life with some form of 'communications device'........... wandy Dec 2013 #40
If the power goes out I have a cell phone... cynatnite Dec 2013 #41
Towers don't all have emergency back up power. Kaleva Dec 2013 #49
I'll worry about that when the next apocalypse happens... cynatnite Dec 2013 #52
I have a landline, but it's forwarded via Google Voice. Xithras Dec 2013 #42
We both retired from the phone company over 10 years ago IDemo Dec 2013 #43
Cell phone only is great until you think your house is on fire and ... Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2013 #46
Land line for most calls Go Vols Dec 2013 #44
Internet, cell, pots seemed like overkill and way too much money. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #45
I still have my POTS with a wired phone tech3149 Dec 2013 #47
Better enjoy your POTS while you can.. MicaelS Dec 2013 #48
Nope. I go purely on cell these days. backscatter712 Dec 2013 #51
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