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Originally Posted by Christ
This saves me energy because I'm not running a 100+ watt computer setup all day (yes, I need internet access all day for various things), and I don't have a home phone/answering machine plugged into the wall. I don't have to replace batteries in all those devices, saving that waste. I have one charger for every device, saving 200 wall warts and assorting cabling, as well as the additional expense associated with owning all of those.
Yes. It's saved me money, and continues to do so.
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Not to derail this again but i've seen the above arguement many times
and this site seems to be a good "big picture" type of place to discuss this
If you cherry pick data from here
# of Cell Tower Sites per State in the USA | Wireless Estimator Community
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j...z3diNv4eYgLO_g
and the 2.5 people per site average and the 2.5 sites per tower average
plus the electricity use
How much energy/electricity does a cell phone tower typically use in a month? | Answerbag
We end up at
1.4kw * 24hr = 33.6 kwhr per day for your cell phone
and this one is a cost also but not sure how to define it into this discussion.
In Race For Better Cell Service, Men Who Climb Towers Pay With Their Lives - ProPublica
And that amount does not include the normal telephone background, PCs, etc that are also required.