-=> Jerry Schwartz wrote to Holger Granholm <=-

 JS> For some reason, ice brings down the power lines a lot more often than
 JS> the phone lines. It must have to do with the way they are positioned on
 JS> the pole, and the fact that they have to shut down an entire area to
 JS> repair the power lines.


I've been reading about the LECs sunsetting POTS lines in 2014, and it
saddens me.I ran my BBS for years on an analog line, using analog lines as
data transport for everything from dial-up internet to point-to-point
networks and everything in between, and much prefer the quality/reception
 of analog lines.

Unfortunately most "land-lines" brought in my cable providers are just a
VOIP bridge running into your lines. If the power goes out, so does your
dialtone. My Comcast phone service doesn't even go through the network
interface; they just plugged a phone line from the cable modem to an
available phone jack.
 
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