Luke-Jr wrote:
If you can dial 911, why can't you say where you are? :\
Not everyone who dials 911 is at liberty to make noise.
If you dial 911 and hang up. You'll note the nice police offers that drive by.
Get a UPS...
not everyone can afford one, or replacing the battery every 2 years
And I'm sure the POTS batteries will never die when the power goes out either...
Not when it's running off a generator.
Each state's Public Utilities Commission requires the local telco's to provide phone service during power outages.
That ice storm a few years back knocked out the power for two days, knocking out cable service too (one battery-powered TV). Phone lines worked fine for both days, allowing me to call the electric and cable companies for information.
Ouch... two days is much too long for power to be out :( What did people with electric heating do?
Two days may be too long for many of the elderly and infirm.
Our power was out for a week. Even people with gas heating often find that their thermostats are electric...
We moved in with friends who had power for the week.
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