12 Things to Change on Your Phone Before a Storm Kills the Cell Towers

Folks figure a charged phone is a working phone. On the second day of an ice storm I stood under a cell tower and listened to the backup batteries quit, and not one charged phone on that road could do a thing. I'm not a phone man. I spent 31 years on a line crew, so I got to see the order things quit in. The cheapest change is held back for the end, and it's free. The list I keep for my own house is in my book, The Day-Two List: https://mitchthelineman.com The facts in this one come from FEMA's Ready page, the FCC's report on Hurricane Helene, and the tips the FCC and FEMA put out together. Not financial advice, not legal advice. Just what I'd tell my own kids. #poweroutage #celltowers #phonesettings