On Fri, 15 May 2009 18:20:18 -0400, George
wrote:

RicodJour wrote:
On May 15, 2:09 pm, "Jon Danniken"
wrote:
"RicodJour" wrote:
Tony Hwang wrote:
Can you call out 911 for emergency and the 911 dispatcher will know
where you are calling from like land line?
Yep. It has to be registered, and if you move and take the line with
you, you have to re-register. You also need a UPS or other form of
battery backup so you won't lose phone service during a power outage.
I can count on one finger the number of times my land line has been down in
the last 20 years.

I need both hands and both feet to count the number of times my internet
service (Comcast) has been down in the last six years.

The internet is fun and all, but I sure as hell wouldn't trust it when I
need it most.

When have your internet and cell phone both been down at the same
time? Things have changed since the days of phone-only phone lines.

R
If you use any cell carrier other than VZW it is very likely your
service will be gone soon after a power failure. Also many cable systems
do not have battery out on their line equipment. So when commercial
power disappears cable TV/Internet does too because there is no power
for the various amplifiers and converters. "Phone only phone lines" are
quite robust. Regular handsets are powered by the loop current and
typically they have lots of battery and a generator in the CO.

The cable here has battery backup at their node. It lasted 4 hours
after a power failure. Then there was another 28 hours of it not
working before they brought out a generator.

BTW, It can be really hard to use the keyboard with this cat
"helping".
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