• pjhenry1216@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’d rather a wind up radio for emergencies as opposed to wasting the battery life on the one thing I can use to call for emergency services.

    Edit: also, who uses FM in emergencies. You want AM radio for that.

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      1 year ago

      It doesn’t have to be a big emergency, FM can still be very useful. A few years ago there was an earthquake in my city that wasn’t too big but we still had to evacuate the building. I don’t remember any damage in my area but because everyone was trying to make calls there was ZERO cell service. So a bunch of people were gathered around my phone listening to a news station for updates because I was the only one who had brought headphones. Without FM this ability is now lost.

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      1 year ago

      You are right, depending on the emergency AM is a better choice. Many people have phones, few have crank radios.

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        1 year ago

        Many people have phones without those radios. If they want that feature, it’s available to them right now via another device that is better suited to the task.