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   On 5/21/2023 4:45 PM, John Levine wrote:   
   > It appears that Garrett Wollman  said:   
   >> And guess what? Your phone gets the same emergency alerts as the radio   
   >> stations do.  That excuse simply doesn't hold water any more.   
   > I'm guessing you don't spend a lot of time driving around out in the   
   boondocks.   
   >   
   > As soon as you get off main roads in a hilly area, cell signals are   
   > hit and miss. Here in not particularly rural upstate NY I can show you   
   > places on state highways where there's no cell signal at all.  I expect   
   > western Mass is the same way.   
      
   Western Mass. definitely is that way. Mobile phone coverage is spotty.   
   Hilly terrain gets in the way. The same applies elsewhere in the   
   Appalachian region, probably even up north into Canada.   
      
   Besides that, the experience of a car radio is different from a mobile   
   phone, and safer. I can turn on the radio and hear continuous   
   programming, and change the station with a button. Mobile Devices use   
   touch screens, which are inherently dangerous when driving. And the   
   canned programming you usually get on a mobile device leaves you out of   
   touch with news alerts anything short of a very serious emergency.   
      
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