>I keep replying that I am talking about phones. A desktop can be connected easily to the Web for web apps or to a LAN for lan apps etc.
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>CRM is the example that comes to mind right away. In my example of 5 hours of minimal to no Internet connection, business execs need to work. Don't believe me, believe the WSJ and Companionlink. Companionlink can hardly keep up with the demand from business for CRM data replicated to phones. Hardly a specialized case, and I doubt all these business execs, the WSJ, and Comp[anionlink are all stuck with me in the 90s.
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Tuvia, that might depend on where you operate.

Our clients- all within 50 miles of NYC- are heavily dependent on internet connectivity - 24/7.
They can do that because there have only been two extended outages in recent memory -
One was on 9/11 and the other came when hurricane Sandy hit.
These clients are comfortable with depending on phone connectivity when needed, and have no back up.
From what I've heard about other parts of the country, that's not practical.