rody_44
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join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA
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Re: Arris TM502G/CT Modem w/Comcast Cable Internet ...Battery?
the battery does indeed keep the phone lines working contrary to the previous poster. |
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beerbum
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Reading, PA
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| said by rody_44  :the battery does indeed keep the phone lines working contrary to the previous poster. it keeps the phone line(s) working during a power outage, however it does not power the phone itself -- consider that 99.999% of the time people are using a cordless phone which uses power from a wall outlet.. no power == no phone |
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dadkins
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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1 edit | said by beerbum :said by rody_44 :the battery does indeed keep the phone lines working contrary to the previous poster. it keeps the phone line(s) working during a power outage, however it does not power the phone itself -- consider that 99.999% of the time people are using a cordless phone which uses power from a wall outlet.. no power == no phone When the power goes out, *NO* home phone service is of any use when one uses a cordless phone.
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rody_44
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join:2004-02-20
Quakertown, PA | reply to beerbum
i just assumed people knew that part of the equation. |
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beerbum
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Reading, PA
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| said by rody_44 : i just assumed people knew that part of the equation. you would be surprised at the number of people who do not understand this.. thinking the modem battery will run their cordless phone..
if they had a phone that was powered by the phone line, then it would work during a power outage.. |
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