Emergency phone

[bigpaul]

(18 May 2013, 16:28)iaaems Wrote: It is a lot easier and quicker to turn off the cell phone system than the land line system. Each exchange is independent with regard to power - even if only for a short while. It is a much more 'physical' system than the mobile network.
If one is having a personal emergency and the cell network is up and running then all well and good the above mentioned item will be of great benefit, otherwise you are down to your own provision regarding ham type kit or the 'longer range' personal radio gear used by the security companies.
Better to have something than nothing.

in an "event" you'll probably find landlines will be reserved for emergency use only and private landlines will be turned off at the telephone exchange.