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Old 09-09-2020, 06:36 AM
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby View Post
Another major advantage of POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service, yes it's an actual term): when the electricity goes out, the phone still works, and you don't have to worry about your cell phone battery going dead (since, if there's no electricity, you aren't charging your cellphone either).
Yes! This is the main reason we kept our landline up North. Then we switched to fiber optics and were sorry we did. Goes out with the electricity. Ugh! 😫 Had no idea.