dan991199
join:2007-10-01
St Catharines, ON | for all the bell haters out there.
»www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/11/···-telcos/ |
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delius
join:2006-07-30
Stouffville, ON | lol- i want one |
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bryanviper
join:2002-10-12
Toronto, CAN | reply to dan991199
LOL
thats pretty cool, if everybody gets one it will only cost bell more $$ on their electricity bill =) |
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AkFubar
Resistance is Futile
join:2005-02-28
Toronto Can.
 ·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
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Hate the colour. LEDs use very little current. Have enough people (millions) with these lamps tho and it might have an impact in which case BHell will probably jack up their rates to compensate 
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andyb
Premium
join:2003-05-29
SW Ontario | reply to dan991199
Just signed up for a notice when they are back in stock.Gonna get 5 or 6 of em. |
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An_Onymous
join:2009-10-24
Canada | reply to dan991199
You can draw more power if you get the Ring voltage. 
I used to know the phone number to dial for getting a ring back... |
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dslrocker3
join:2002-05-26
Toronto
2 edits | reply to dan991199
There are similar ones available on Ebay as well and in a color that isn't pink. The cost is about $7 which includes shipping.
It sounds good to not have to pay for the elecricity to use these. However, I would be concerned about what it would do to the quality of a DSL signal if a bunch of them were plugged in and they drew to much power. |
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MacGyver
Bell Sucks
Premium,ExMod 2003-05
join:2001-10-14
Orleans, ON
·TekSavvy Solutions..
·Bell Sympatico
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This thing would draw such a miniscule amount of power. My quick google searches indicate the maximum power you could draw through a phone line is about 1 watt. Annual cost to Bell would be about $1 or $1.20.
For all the Bell haters, just switch to Teksavvy. Easier, you save money and your sanity... |
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HiVolt
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join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
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| said by MacGyver  :This thing would draw such a miniscule amount of power. My quick google searches indicate the maximum power you could draw through a phone line is about 1 watt. Annual cost to Bell would be about $1 or $1.20. Is there a current trip breaker on Bell's end or something, or is that purely limitation due to the small gauge of the wire?
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En Enfer
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join:2003-07-25
Montreal, QC
·VIF Internet
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Re: for all the bell haters out there.
Ah yeah, I saw a Youtube video a few months ago about this.
»www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoaLGvJkoP8
Funny what happens when the phone rings.
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InvalidError
join:2008-02-03
·TekSavvy Solutions..
 ·Videotron
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said by HiVolt :Is there a current trip breaker on Bell's end or something, or is that purely limitation due to the small gauge of the wire? It's a limitation from telephone loops having current-limiting resistors/circuitry that limit current draw to about 20mA, it has very little to do with wire gauge. |
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zacron
join:2008-11-26
1 edit | reply to An_Onymous
Upon reflection, I do not wish to post. Take me back!
Zacron |
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chronoss2009
join:2008-09-23 | reply to dan991199
Re: for all the bell haters out there.
i ordered one and im painting it in bell colors blue and yellow |
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Bicephale
join:2005-09-24
·TekSavvy Solutions..
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I'm afraid 20 mA is the off-hook current, i don't know about
other locations but i was under the impression that if Bell's
HardWare should detect an off-hook condition for too long
it would place my phone-line in "iddle" state. This sure does
not seem very practical to me if the power source won't be
available for more than a few minutes. If the concept were
to draw only a tiny amount of current below some "leakage"
detection level then maybe that might make sense but it's
not too clear to me what that sort of power will accomplish.
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Oinktastic
join:2005-08-24
Scarborough
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| How about using a blinker bulb that constantly draws power and then cuts out momentarily? If Bicephale's impression is correct, this should fool the system into keeping the power source connected to the line and allow you to draw almost maximum current at the same time. |
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Bicephale
join:2005-09-24
·TekSavvy Solutions..
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Lets make a wild guess by supposing the "leakage" threshold
is 100 uA, if one converts 48 Volts @ 100 uA into 3.3 Volts
he can't hope for much more than 1 mA of available current.
So, other than an array of LCD watches, what else can one
have in mind as a usefull load?!... |
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infamouskid
join:2007-01-24
North York, ON | a desk fan. or connector for my case fans.
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Oinktastic
join:2005-08-24
Scarborough
1 edit | reply to dan991199
Ooops. Someone already posted the vid. |
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