Re: frugal "emergency" cell phone

Caveat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>Come now, Larisa. If someone is so far out in the boonies that there
>aren't any cars, houses, or pay phones nearby, then their cell phone
>likely won't work either. Only about 67% of the US has cellular
>coverage. I don't recall anyone freezing to death, over the years, in
>a situation where a cell phone would have saved them. Instead, many
>people have died and been injured in the last 10 years due to drivers
>being distracted by their double tasking while at the wheel, and
>causing accidents. 


Amen!