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Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:40:51 +0100, Rod wrote:

Good point re DECT. And perhaps 'keep your mobile charged' should also
be added to advice?


As in don't rely on a charged mobile phone for communications? If your
power is off there is a reasonable chance that the power to the local cell
site is also off. Some have UPS back up for a hour or two, some autostart
gensets but the vast majority don't.

A BT provided wired phone will work for a considerable time from the
exchange batteries or genset. A cable company provided wired phone may not
be so resilient.

Agreed - not to rely on mobile. Just thought it was sensible to have
that charged up *as well* as non-mobile working.

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