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My dad insists on keeping a landline for emergencies, but I haven't had one since I moved out in 2015.
He says cell towers can fail, but I think my smartphone with multiple apps and a portable charger is a better safety net, so what's your take on this generational security blanket?
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lunakim6mo ago
Landlines are definitely more reliable during big outages. Cell networks get overloaded or lose power way faster. Your portable charger is useless if the towers themselves go down.
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fisher.adam6mo ago
We kept a cheap prepaid flip phone charged up for emergencies. It runs for days on a single charge and doesn't rely on local towers as much. Grabbed a small solar charger for it too, just in case. That combo saved us during the last big storm.
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blake3226mo ago
But what about when the landline goes down too? Honestly both have weak spots.
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