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Is cell phone usage during a storm as dangerous as corded phone usage?
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∙ 13y ago
No. it is much less dangerous it is not connected to a cord with electricity which is connected to an electricity pole which is high off the ground and lightning goes after something high off the ground. It also has no connectivity to electricity that is not run by itself.
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