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Re:More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones by locopati on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @01:49PM (#2028839)
Weather? In case of power outage, a land-line will still work (assuming the phone lines aren't down). A cell-phone will work until your battery is gone.
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Re:More than half age 25-29 only have cell phones by Zev on Tuesday December 21, 2010 @02:45PM (#2029048)
Weather is exactly the reason that my family (just outside of NYC) still keeps a landline around.

Theres also the big blackout from a few years ago that hasn't really been forgotten. If you were to ask, I bet it would come up more often than you might think.

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