 DaveDudeNo Fear join:1999-09-01 New Jersey kudos:1 | Bell less reliable then Cable I have 1 bell phone , and 2 cable. So far this year the bell phone has been out for 4 days in total. The cable phone was out one day, due to a power outage, which lasted about a day. So far cable is more reliable, and cheaper. |
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 icp1Premium join:2000-10-13 Saint Louis, MO | said by DaveDude:I have 1 bell phone , and 2 cable. So far this year the bell phone has been out for 4 days in total. The cable phone was out one day, due to a power outage, which lasted about a day. So far cable is more reliable, and cheaper. Yes, we all know that 1 user for 1 year testing is statistically significant  |
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 | My land line has been out of service 2 or 3 times since 1979 for a total of about 8 to 12 hours. I have lost count because an outage every 9 or 10 years is not really significant. |
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 dadkinsCan you do Blu?Premium,MVM join:2003-09-26 Hercules, CA kudos:18 | My digital phone service(AT&T>Comcast DP>CDV) has been out once in 16 years. Seeing as *MINE* is one in a crowd, it is insignificant, huh?
et tu? -- Think outside the Fox... Opera |
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 | said by dadkins:My digital phone service(AT&T>Comcast DP>CDV) has been out once in 16 years. Seeing as *MINE* is one in a crowd, it is insignificant, huh? et tu? FWIW, you do realize T and Comcast's DP was POTS, right?
CDV is not the same as DP. CDV is managed IP, which every telco will eventually, if not already without calling it such, will provide. Toss some IP Telephony over a DSL loop and what's the difference between the telco and cable company other than price? Sucks for vonage though, they'll be following the pre 2k-ISP model  |
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