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Originally Posted by Ecuadog
We went through Hurricane Sandy in Long Island, NY, and for days, the only contact we had with the outside world was via the copper landline. Cell phones and VOIP were no good.
This is why we have a copper landline.
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Cell sites are connected to a Central Office. Land Lines connect to the Central Office switching center. If a storm or disaster takes out Cell Sites you lose Cell Phone service. If the storm or disaster takes out the Central Office you lose the Land Lines and Cell Sites associated with it.