On 14/03/2021 13:34, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 14/03/2021 12:47, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* Scott wrote:
As it happens I know a bit about her wiring. Some years ago I installed
the cordless phones for her. As the cabled one was in the very cold
hallway. Put an extension BT socket in the lounge and also a mains
socket
for the base station since there wasn't one handy. The second one
went in
her bedroom, I was told. Left the original phone in the hall, still
working normally.

Why did your neigbour not use the phone in the hall to call for
assistance?

Remember noticing it had been removed. It was on a phone shelf, that may
have fallen off the wall.

This doesn't bode well for when the copper wires go and we all have to
use VoiP for a fibre connection. How long will a backup battery will be
required to power the phone/router when the power goes down? How long
will a battery support a personal alarm receiver?

Are Openreach going to dig up thousands of miles of underground
copper cables that are just buried in soil and replace with fibre ?.