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Landlines are irreplacable in case of power outage. As someone who lives in developing world we often have power outages, when if you have no charge left in you
by SomeoneFromCA 3y ago
Landlines are irreplacable in case of power outage. As someone who lives in developing world we often have power outages, when if you have no charge left in your cellphone, you cannot even call emergency. Landlines are independently powered and never failed even at most serious multi-day blackouts; even municipal water pumps stopped working, but phones kept functioning..
- dangus 3y agoSure, but we were talking about the US, which is so developed that it doesn’t even have 3G anymore. Americans own over one personal motor vehicle per household, they could charge their phone with their car if they really had to. Less than one hour of the California minimum wage buys you a 30W solar panel or a large spare battery to charge your phone. The risks are minimal. And I’ve definitely had phone lines go out in the past. All it takes is one tree falling. The lines are on the same poles as the electric service. Sure, they were more reliable, but not by any measure that makes them worth keeping around (especially since the vast majority of lines sit completely inactive).