"Rev. Stewart Marshall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
What I read (and I think it was on this list) is that they disable the POTS
service from the box or father back.
It is their way of cutting back on service for that type of line etc.
Keep a cell phone handy. The FCC is requiring (and the cell companies are fighting) long term back ups at all Cell towers.
No electricity = no phone service after only a few hours of blackout. No
power = maybe no cellular service either. FCC attempted to take over the
shortwave bands so nobody would have emergency communication [they
failed, thank goodness].
I have a cell phone. I even use it at home. I could also use a Kaito
emergency radio that charges cell phones using solar or wind-up. I also
have a land line that doesn't go down when our power does. That's one of
the major reasons I wouldn't consider FIOS unless the telco forced it by
disconnecting all POTS service in our neighborhood.
FIOS service has a short-lived battery backup. If the telco also
provided an inexpensive solar charger for the backup batteries, like the
PV trickle chargers that I've seen at the VW dealers, then FIOS would be
a more appealing service--after they cut prices and speed up broadband.
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