Re: How does Storybrooke work? Home › Forums › Once Upon a Time › General discussion and theories › How does Storybrooke work? › Re: How does Storybrooke work? April 13, 2012 at 8:08 pm #142071 hjbauParticipant I don’t think anyone had a cellphone until Emma came into town. I think that Henry changed things a bit when he came into town and that was why they have the internet. Henry changes and therefore causes changes like that to happen as well. [adrotate group="5"]