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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">And how long does the battery last in
your smart phone? My wife can not go 8 hours without a
charger.(that's one reason I don't have a 'smart' phone) <br>
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Plus in really big events like Sandy or the big ice storm that
went through Kentucky a couple of years ago, how long will the
cell towers survive without power? Not all of them have on sight
gensets. Plus network outages<br>
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Way to vulnerable to 'depend' on the Internet in events like this.<br>
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Lyle<br>
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On 10/30/12 08:20, Owen DeLong wrote:<br>
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Seems to me that cellular phones with browsers and other
internet-enabled applications are the obvious answer.
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<div>Was reading and came across this. The Internet is now
the primary means of government communication replacing
the emergency alert system it seems...</div>
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Americans under siege from Hurricane Sandy to
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