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Dual path vs cellular only for a beach house install

Had to pick between a dual path communicator and just cellular for a job down in Galveston. Went with dual path since the owner mentioned storms knock out towers sometimes. Any of you skip the landline backup on coastal jobs?
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wendy_carr
wendy_carr1mo agoOG Member
ok but hear me out, cellular only is honestly fine for 90% of beach houses. i've got 4 cellular-only systems in coastal areas and they've been rock solid. the whole dual path thing is just extra cost and complexity for a problem that barely ever happens. storms knock towers down maybe once every couple years, and even then it's back up in a few hours. plus with a beach house you're dealing with salt air eating those landline connections faster than anything.
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spencer_thomas4
Coastal humidity wrecks copper lines way faster than people realize.
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amyr57
amyr571mo ago
Feel you on that, salt air is brutal on copper.
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