Practically everyone has cell phones now, so I don't think that the emergency issue is that big of a deal. Especially with the super cheap phones with no minutes or the prepaid phones you can keep for months on end w/o using once.
My only worry would be the elderly, or anyone who's not quite as current on their technology. But, they wouldn't have VoIP anyways. so...
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Practically everyone has cell phones now, so I don't think that the emergency issue is that big of a deal. Especially with the super cheap phones with no minutes or the prepaid phones you can keep for months on end w/o using once. My only worry would be the elderly, or anyone who's not quite as current on their technology. But, they wouldn't have VoIP anyways. so...