On Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:34:14 GMT, Harry Bloomfield wrote:

Isn't that where a mobile comes in?

Still not to be relied upon for emergency communications as many people
round here found out when the power to the local cell went off for
12+hrs. Some networks went with the power, others lasted a couple of
hours on UPS but in the end they all died.

A POTS phone will generally work a lot more reliably than a GSM mobile or
DECT device.

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Cheers
Dave. pam is missing e-mail