I understand what you are saying but also that some will try to protect themselves from every contingency. When the power grid went down several years ago, nothing worked,even the pay phones in our hotel. We gave up our landline in 2002 for VoIP (viatalk.com) because it was less than $100 a year and every so often they threw in a free year. It has worked for us and we so far have not missed the landline but that time traveling when the grid went out was enlightening and we felt vulnerable at first. We were in Toronto for a wedding and it was amazing as everyone began pulling together some directing traffic, some helping seniors, some making sandwiches and so on. For us, we use T Mobile for a cell which we rarely use but you have added something for us to consider - thanks.
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