What Would We Do

What would we do? That's the question on everyone's mind. Very few people have landline service and the providers, do not service them, but what we do when the world or our phones went dead.

We walk around looking at our phones these days, what would we do when the world dropped out from under us. We carry them in our pockets, we walk down the street with our nose in them, what would we do when every cell phone in the world went dead.

"What would we do?"

Magazines

Well, we would start to read magazines in the doctor's offices again. Magazines would make a come back big time. Do you know how many people work for a magazine? They would be put back to work.

It wouldn't be entirely a bad thing if the cell phones went dark, or light, whatever the case may be.

Newspapers

The newspaper business, would pick up, - Do you know how many people read the newspapers online, and on their phone?

They are the most popular place to read the newspaper is on your cell phone.

Cook Books

How many times have you looked up a recipe on your phone? Cook Books could surely make a come back.

Gardening

How many times have you looked up a gardening question on your phone. Books are definitely one thing that would make a come back. The libraries would be busier.

Books

Do you know how many people work at the library, or a book store? It just might stimulate the economy.

The Payphone

The old fashioned pay phone, do you know how many people work on the pay phone? And phones in general, do you know how may people work as line men? They are all connected to the internet these days. They are no copper lines, and you will be hard pressed to find a person who still knows how to work on them these days.

The Turn Around

Growing Interest

Public and sales for offline or stripped-down handsets have grown steadily, driven by people looking to cut down on screen time, social media fatigue, and constant notifications.

Dumb Phones

Niche Resurgence - Phones without full internet access -- often called dumb phones feature phone or minimalist are becoming more common as a deliberate lifestyle or wellness choice, rather than a rarity.

Uplifting The Economy

Basically, it would uplift and stimulate the economy if all the smart phones went dead, and you could scroll no more.

Recently, when they had a hurricane near the Florida Panhandle, called "Hurricane Isaias", I had an old friend, currently down on the Panhandle, they travel around on a motor home. I called to see how they were doing. They said their flip phone was the only phone that was working.

Television

Although television is still around, it isn't as popular as it used to be. Many people walk around with their faces in their cell phones, and they even watch television on it. Do you know how many people work at the television stations in some capacity? Television could make a come back.

Radio

Do you know how many people work at the radio stations? Radio would definitely make a come back.

Landlines That Do Not Depend On The Internet

Yes, traditional landlines that do not depend on the internet still exist. The are known as POTS, (Plain Old Telephone Service or traditional copper wire lines. Although when we had it , you couldn't find anyone left that knew how to work on them.

Unlike modern internet based phones, these lines run on a dedicated copper network owned by telecommunications companies and carry their own electrical current.

Basically If The Cell Phones Went Dead Around The World

IT WOULD STIMULATE THE ECONOMY INSTEAD OF KILLING IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!