sbcretired
join:2006-01-07
Scottville, MI
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to anonycoward
Re: pots can die die die
said by anonycoward :said by Blackened  :POTS still works when the power is cut. This is certainly not true. When the RT loses power, so does the POTS. My cell-phone is far more reliable in power outages with its ability to pick up multiple towers. Well, the RT's have battery back-up, monitored by digital link 24/7 and technicians that run generators out to the RT's (in ATT Midwest anyway) |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | reply to wentlanc
I would use it for emergencies - police, fire, police when the power is out. |
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wentlanc
You Can't Fix Dumb..
join:2003-07-30
Maineville, OH
| reply to Quake110
Charge it from your car? I know, it all seems too simple.
And who are you calling all this time while the power is out? Let people know you are safe. I'm sure there are more important things to do than jabber on the phone during a disaster.
cw |
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Quake110
join:2003-12-20
Ottawa, ON
·Velcom
| reply to anonycoward
said by anonycoward :said by Blackened :POTS still works when the power is cut. This is certainly not true. When the RT loses power, so does the POTS. My cell-phone is far more reliable in power outages with its ability to pick up multiple towers. What will you do if your cell-phone battery was already low on power and there was an outage that lasted for hours?
I can confirmed during the major blackout that lasted hours, even a day, the POTS stayed strong. People were relying on them to contact others. So for me, POTS (with a regular phone) has the best reliability. |
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anonycoward
@sbcglobal.net
| reply to Blackened
said by Blackened :POTS still works when the power is cut. This is certainly not true. When the RT loses power, so does the POTS. My cell-phone is far more reliable in power outages with its ability to pick up multiple towers. |
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