> Uh oh.  The fine print says that Cell phone service is knocked out by
> power outages.  Good old POT providers were required to provide backup
> electricity, and AFAIK land lines have always worked during power outages
> and other emergencies.   Many is the time I have called out from a dark
> building over a trusty land line.  Carry a cell phone for emergencies?
> Think again, in a REAL emergency these things are only good for keeping
> papers from blowing away!
>
> The cell phone companies, IMHO, get away with providing bad service, poor
> coverage, and now we learn, no power backup to cell tower sites, in
> exchange for everyone in the world scrambling to get one!  I just hope
> they are as forgiving about MY next product!

        I don't know about where you live but I know that my cell phone (in
Ontario, Canada) is still working, it's difficult to get through, but it's
surely working. IIRC, in our area, most sites have a short term battery
backup, however some sites, in strategic places, have real backup power.
TTYL

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