[SBE] Verizon says it will do away with traditional phone lines in7 years

[Richard Hardy]

I guess you can suppose what will be working in any given area during a
disaster.  During the December 2007 ice storm (the worst we had in 40
years) the only thing that worked at my house for more than two days was
the land line telephone.  No power (except for what my generator was
providing), no cable, no cell, no wireless of any kind and I live in the
city.  The damage was something that had to be seen to be believed.  The
wireless problems were in pockets and my house was in the middle of one
of those pockets.  Many areas were without services for more than two
weeks although the cell companies were getting it together within two
days.  I believe in backup so I will keep my old reliable land line as a
backup to the backup until they take it from me.  While I was not home
much during that time my family was and it was a great comfort for them
and me to be able to communicate while I was out on storm recovery. 
Richard Hardy

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "John Peterson"
  To: "sbe member discussion mail list"
  Subject: Re: [SBE] Verizon says it will do away with traditional
  phone lines in7 years
  Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:25:47 -0600

  I have wireless internet  and I depend on cell service for my
  phone.... But old fashion land lines around here tend to be very
  reliable. As for VoIP, QOS for some providers is not good and cell
  service can be a problem during natural disasters.

  John

  On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 2:48 PM, <A9xw at cs.com> wrote:

    I can report a power outage on my VoIP, two lap tops, and UPS on
    main computers. Cell charger cords in every vehicle, (4) even on
    my John Deere tractor. So who needs a land line?  Now if I could
    get rid of the noisy power lines life would be perfect.

    Henry
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