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Originally Posted by GrimJack
I had cell phones from '87 to '99 - getting emergency calls during hurricanes and having to go in to work was just too much. Stuck with land lines until DW and I drove to WI - we got a couple of those Net10 phones 'just in case'. DW now thinks she wants to keep hers, I have not decided yet - I have to buy more minutes within 90 days or I lose the number. I like having a landline, the phone gets power from the line so the phone still works when the power is out. We don't have cable so I use DSL.
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that I fail to mention , land line phone service has an independent source of power ---- during Andrew the hurricane , that was the only thing that worked , thought i do not remember for how long , if it was weeks or less