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Landlines also still work if cell and internet are out but power isn't in an emergency, which I'd bet is why she wants the landline lol.
Most available "landlines" nowadays are just VoIP anyway tho. It's why my dad got into ham radio.
Huh, TIL.
Landlines were self-powered. They did not require mains. But if the blackout was because a tree pulled down the power lines then there was a good chance it pulled down telephone wires too.
Though true, phones can also go down, I believe the point would be redundancy in case X works but Y does not. Though as someone else mentioned HAM is a better solution anyway, I need to finally get my technician's license.