Will my iphone work in a power-out after a hurricane

I'm, er, technologically challenged, so forgive a dumb question.

Sorry to say but your cell phone (any brand network and/or frequncy cdma/gsm etc,....) is essentially just a short range radio transmitter/receiver device.
Mobile towers and cables are needed to get calls to and from you.
These ALL need a power source and in hurricane conditions the towers and any overhead cables are very susceptible to damage and resultant loss/interruption of your service.
SAT phones DO EXIST they remain very bulky are power hungry and have truly outrageous call charges.
A SAT phone to SAT phone call is $15.00 a minute with SAT phone to landline around $3.00 an minute!
Further these are actually more sensitive to weather conditions and will also loose service in electric storms !
SAT phones are normally hired and are used by journalists adventurers (such as round the world yacht sailors) scientists at the Poles, mineral exploration teams and global shipping lines.
They are just not suitable as a primary and daily telephone service for most people.

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