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> Nice to know we can still place a call if the power goes out. You can still use your cell phone if the power goes out and it's often more reliable (fallen tr
by jonknee 11y ago
> Nice to know we can still place a call if the power goes out.
You can still use your cell phone if the power goes out and it's often more reliable (fallen trees often take out phone service with the power, but not cell phone towers).
- tjohns 11y agoWith one caveat: Cell towers aren't mandated to stay up in an extended power outage, unlike landlines. They have battery backups, but once those fail, it's a question of whether the phone company can hook up a generator in time. (Some towers in large metros have permanent generators, but not all.)
- heartbreak 11y agoNot just large metros, either. I live in a < 100,000 city and have seen the failover generators outside of the building at the base of several towers. I'd imagine they're not on every tower or even any tower in rural areas given the added expense.