“Landlines still work in power outages in case of emergencies. Cell phones don’t.”
Not necessarily.
In large storms, if power lines go down, phone lines will go down with them, As long as your mobile phone is charges, most cell towers have back-up power and if one tower goes down, there are other towers available to handle to load.
My home phone is a giant cellphone thru Net 10. Costs 17.99/mo for unlimited long distance, caller ID, message center and works with multiple phones. Has a battery good for 4 hours after the power goes. It is pay as you go and you can add months in advance if you wish. I no longer give a rat’s a55 what the NSA listens to me say. They have no sense and no sense of humor anyway. So fork em.