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Marilla
I Am My Own Arbiter
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join:2002-12-06
Belpre, OH

Re: No surprises

Landline is a good measure more reliable than cell technology, in large part due to requirements such as backup generators at CO's.

A hum on the line isn't an impediment to making a 911 call. Losing DSL Sync, other connection problems (like that hum on the line), someone's router somewhere dying... and many other things, could cause loss of VoIP service.

I seem to recall a day, not so long ago, when power was out in New York City, and to many other people in the North East.. and yet for many, telephone service worked fine.
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thegoldwater
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join:2002-03-10
Parkton, MD

Re: No surprises

Not necessarily. In rural areas like Northern Baltimore County here in the People's Republic of Maryland, Verizon still has 30 and 40 year old copper feeds running down the back roads. During a good rain (and we have had lots of that), the hollow core of the feed gets filled with water in the low parts between poles... the only way for them to fix this is to roll a truck with an air tank they connect to blow the water out.

It was the main reason I ditched the landline.

Besides, phones suck anyway. Too many jackasses in this country feel that my having a phone number gives them the right to bother me.

N3OGH
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Re: No surprises

said by thegoldwater See Profile:

Besides, phones suck anyway. Too many jackasses in this country feel that my having a phone number gives them the right to bother me.
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