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Originally Posted by disneysteve
Not that this is common occurrence, but land lines also have some advantages in emergency situations. After 9/11, millions of New Yorkers discovered that cell phones don't always work. In a power outage, once you've run down your cell phone battery, you're out of luck, but your land line will still work (as long as you have a wired phone, not a cordless).
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Steve,
I just read in this morning's paper that both Verizon FIOS and Optimum cable (northern NJ here) have battery backup units available for their phone service.
FWIW, I'm currently paying $100/mth for bundled cable tv, unlimited long distance phone and superfast internet. We paid over $130/month when we lived in PA 6 months ago for a slower speed internet, basic phone service (Verizon) and Dish satellite service. We went with Optimum after we moved because of our new need for long distance phone service (calling friends/family in PA). I have a prepaid cell phone that costs $10/year that I use for emergencies.