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by icebraining 2487 days ago
Nope: solar panels, gas generators, even handcranked chargers are enough to keep a cellphone going.
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But not a cellphone tower. Not covertly. And if cell towers are down, cellphones are useless.
> if cell towers are down, cellphones are useless.

The thread on the front page about HK shows that's not true.