On 12/27/2018 7:09 AM, Peter wrote:
On 12/27/2018 6:14 AM, devnull wrote:
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But if FiOS is available, why bother?* Only a luddite would want slow
DSL/POTS over old copper lines.


If you lived in an area plagued by frequent and/or seasonal power
outages that last more than a few hours, you would feel differently.
....

+1

When it's 30+ mi from the substation and 50+ to the nearest service shed
and you're on the last leg and also happen to be the only farmstead (of
three on that branch) on a particular phase if can't call, there's a
very high probability they may not know we're out, particularly if it's
just the one phase that doesn't reset as has happened.

Losing the phone _with_ the power is just not kewl...

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