On Jul 24, 9:59 pm, "Michael A. Terrell"
wrote:
Too_Many_Tools wrote:

And it precludes anyone who wants to buy your home in the future from
having a hardwired line....very bad...I won't be buying your house.

Who cares if you want, or don't want to buy a particular house?
Sooner or later the copper is coming out of all high density residential
areas. It was in the planning stages in the early '80s, and as the ROI
has improved, it is now being implemented. If FIOS is available in your
area, it will be the only service available at some time in the future.

What house will you buy then, or do you plan on living in a cardboard
box?

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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

LOL...it will matter if it is your house Michael...and I am not the
only buyer who will care.

Haven't you heard....they are predicting the house bust to go till
2009.

I am one for RELIABLE communications. As Jon just pointed out, that
copper line you think is worthless is still the most reliable
communication link you have to your home....more reliable than cell or
fiber. If you haven't figured it out, the companies are shifting the
cost of keeping your fiber powered to you...so how many UPSs are you
buying to keep running when the power goes out? How about the folks on
the other end of the fiber? Now start considering what this means to
you if you have an alarm system that calls out? And have you been
following the 911 scam where companies can't tell where your emergency
call is coming from with cell or Internet phone?

And for what it is worth Michael, I will never live in a high
population density neighborhood if I can help it....far too many
disadvantages for what few advantages one gets from living there.

TMT