On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 8:36 PM, Fred Holmes <f...@his.com> wrote: > At 04:55 PM 1/1/2010, t.piwowar wrote: > >That does not mean that twisted copper pairs are going away. In some > >areas twisted pairs will go away. In other areas that will be around > >for a long time. What will change is the signaling that travels over > >the lines. It is going to be purely digital. That is inevitable and it > >will be happening soon. > > Will the twisted copper pairs carry power to the handset? That's the issue > for me. Or will the power required by the device in the home and any > devices on the network outside of the TELCO be small enough that reasonable > batteries will last two weeks? > > A small solar panel would be nice to keep the system going or at least get you service in the morning.
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