On Sat, Apr 2, 2011 at 2:16 AM, David Mann <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
We have a cordless system at home, but i kept one of the phones we had from Bell, so we could use it when the power goes out, which happens a lot around here. 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
