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On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 3:56:07 PM UTC-10, Taxed and Spent wrote:
> On 4/16/2021 6:52 PM, wrote:
> > On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 7:28:32 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
> >> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 13:49:10 -0700 (PDT),
> >> wrote:
> >>> On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 9:32:49 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 4/16/2021 10:25 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:21:34 -0400, Gary wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>> Landline phone $45 PLUS $25 internet dialup access.
> >>>> The internet access ended 5 months ago.
> >>>>
> >>> I didn't know any companies still offered dial-up access.
> >>> But with the $45 per month wired phone, don't you also
> >>> get long distance included in that price?
> >>>
> >> If anybody is still charging for long distance, they need to be
> >> dumped. All companies are offering the same VoIP which includes
> >> unlimited local and long distance for $10/mo or less(*). The only
> >> thing that might be extra is any NEW copper phone lines which are
> >> already hooked up in Gary's place.
> >>

> > Here, copper wiring is no more. Everything now is digital and copper
> > wiring is no longer installed or even maintained. The downside to
> > digital service is when electrical power is lost so is the phone service
> > and no internet service, either.

> That is not necessarily true. And you need to have your phone and modem
> on a UPS.
> >
> > A cell phone is useful for emergencies but if power is not available
> > for days then a car charging port is needed. Gary says he no longer
> > or soon will no longer have a vehicle. I can't see him sitting in a
> > restaurant for a few hours charging his phone.
> >

> Buy and keep charged a suitable battery, such as for jumping cars. A
> cell phone will last a LONG time on that baby.
>
> Plan ahead. Use your head.


We had our power go out in my little town - the aftermath of a hurricane. The cell phones were useful for a few hours. After that, the batteries on the cell towers fizzled out. Then you can use the cell phones as a flashlight or take pictures of the devastation. What you won't be able to do is make a call.