On Apr 2, 2011, at 8:39 AM, P. J. Alling wrote: > Just because you don't have running water and electricity, doesn't mean you > don't have a phone.
Correct as long as it's not a cordless or something fancy that requires more power than you're allowed to draw from the line. Telecom NZ ran a campaign for people around the country to donate their old basic phones to be supplied to those who had no electricity for an extended time after the earthquake. Our current landline requires mains power for its extended functions but will still work as a basic phone when the power goes out. That's one of the reasons we bought it over other models, and it's come in handy a couple of times. Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
