On Wed, 12 Oct 2016 09:02:39 -0600, Janet B >
wrote:

>On Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:38:09 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 10 Oct 2016 10:00:49 -0400, Brooklyn1
> wrote:
>>
>>>She doesn't have a cell phone, just a land line with a cordless phone
>>>so with no power she probably can't use her cordless very long before
>>>the battery in the handset dies.
>>
>>There's no need not to have a working phone just because a cordless
>>handset might go flat. Just have a normal corded phone on another
>>extention or keep it in the cupboard.
>>
>>You can get a corded hands free answering machine phone (which still
>>works as a basic phone if the power goes out) with a cordless phone
>>anyway.
>
>But if telephone service is out, having a corded phone won't make any
>difference.

If the phone line itself is damaged, then yes.