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[quote=Anonymous]12:11 again.  Both at our home and at my parents'  home, we both have landlines AND cell phones.  While cell phones are useful, in emergencies, cell networks get overloaded and you can't call in or out.  During the earthquake, I could only get through to her from my landline to her landline in the office.  We set up an emergency meeting place.  Later, when DW had to evacuate her office and both of our cell phone networks were busy, we were fortunate that we had made arrangements by landline so that we could find each other.   My parents also live in a highly populated area where cell networks can be overloaded in an emergency.  Additionally, I've known people who had problems keeping the cell phones charged during Snowmageddon when their power went out.  They had to go out in the snow and cold and run their car, using gasoline to charge their phone.  Landlines get their power from the phone line and not the power company so they are often up and running when power is out.  Finally, I need to have a landline because the security system for our home can only work on a landline (same in my parents' home).  So for various reasons, we use both in our homes.[/quote]

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