neadods: (sherlock)
neadods ([personal profile] neadods) wrote2013-06-06 10:04 pm

Who has replaced their landline with a cell phone?

Who has replaced their landline with a cell phone? The rain has shorted my landline (again!) and I'm getting that much closer to just giving up on the service. I like the number... but then, I can port that to a cheap cell just to act as an answering machine.

[identity profile] gonzai55.livejournal.com 2013-06-07 11:09 am (UTC)(link)
Kept the landline, because Mom needs a phone.

But bear in mind that weather, etc can also take out your cell phone. The derecho took out mine for a couple days (longer than the power was out).

[identity profile] neadods.livejournal.com 2013-06-09 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I know. I'm less worried about the cells being out of power - I've got backup batteries, car chargers, and am looking into a windup USB charger - but I know that anything that takes out the towers takes out the cell networks. That's already happened in hurricanes and after 9/11.