11-21-2019, 05:26 PM
Q2.
To have a phone even when the power goes out,
There are multiple scenarios.
During Iselle landlines in HPP were down for a month. They had to replace all of the wiring after the storm.
My cell phone worked, and I charged it from my car. The cell towers should have backup generators if HELCO goes out, that seemed to be the case during Iselle, although they might have been down the first day or two, I don’t remember exactly how long. I was able to use my cell phone nearly the entire time HT was down.
In a normal power outage, landlines still work, but normally, so do cell phones if you have them charged.
To have a phone even when the power goes out,
There are multiple scenarios.
During Iselle landlines in HPP were down for a month. They had to replace all of the wiring after the storm.
My cell phone worked, and I charged it from my car. The cell towers should have backup generators if HELCO goes out, that seemed to be the case during Iselle, although they might have been down the first day or two, I don’t remember exactly how long. I was able to use my cell phone nearly the entire time HT was down.
In a normal power outage, landlines still work, but normally, so do cell phones if you have them charged.
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