At 01:38 PM 4/02/2011, Ann Zdunczyk wrote:
>I worked for Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent as a technical writer and I am
>very familiar with POTS!!! It is what we called them.
That label is on one of the sockets on my Belkin ADSL router, which supports
VOIP. I had to look it up to discover that it m
4, 2011 8:52 am
Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
Keep in mind your underlying reason for trying to differentiate between
different types of phone systems. Just because a phone is "wired" doesn't mean
that it's POTS .. an IP-based phone system may l
; Everette,
Dimi
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
Maybe we should refer to mobile phones as PANS: Postmodern Ambulatory Nattering
Systems. Then we can have POTS and PANS.
Nadine
--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Everette, Dimi wrote:
> From: E
To Vonage and Comcast it is.
>> Keep in mind your underlying reason for trying to differentiate between
>> different types of phone systems. Just because a phone is "wired"
>> doesn't mean that it's POTS .. an IP-based phone system may look just
>> like a POTS system, but technically, isn't (is VO
> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:52:46 -0800
> From: sp10 at leximation.com
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
>
> Keep in mind your underlying reason for trying to differentiate between
> different types of phon
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Scott Prentice wrote:
> Keep in mind your underlying reason for trying to differentiate between
> different types of phone systems. Just because a phone is "wired" doesn't
> mean that it's POTS .. an IP-based phone system may look just like a POTS
> system, but tec
eb 4, 2011 8:52 am
Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
Keep in mind your underlying reason for trying to differentiate between
different types of phone systems. Just because a phone is "wired" doesn't mean
that it's POTS .. an IP-based phone
PANS = Peculiar and Novel Services. Or, Pretty Amazing New Stuff
(according to Harry Newton, used to describe ISDN).
--Karen
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On Feb 4, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
wrote:
Regardless of which, we _sometime_ refer internal people (and
customers) to this:
http://www.amazon.com/Newtons-Telecom-Dictionary-25th-Telecommunications/dp/0979387337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1296841211&sr
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To: Fred Ridder
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Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
To Vonage and Comcast it is.
>> Keep in mi
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> I'm putting together a "se-Instead" glossary of terms to make
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Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
To Vonage and Comcast it is.
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Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
On Feb 4, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (syed.hos...@aeris.net)
wrote:
> Regardless of which, we _sometime_ refer internal people (and
> customers) to this:
>
>
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Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
On Feb 4, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
wrote:
> Regardless of which, we _sometime_ refer internal people (and
> customers)
To Vonage and Comcast it is.
>> Keep in mind your underlying reason for trying to differentiate between
>> different types of phone systems. Just because a phone is "wired"
>> doesn't mean that it's POTS .. an IP-based phone system may look just
>> like a POTS system, but technically, isn't (is VO
On Feb 4, 2011, at 9:59 AM, Syed Zaeem Hosain (Syed.Hosain at aeris.net)
wrote:
> Regardless of which, we _sometime_ refer internal people (and
> customers) to this:
>
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Newtons-Telecom-Dictionary-25th-Telecommunications/dp/0979387337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=12968
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:52 AM, Scott Prentice wrote:
> Keep in mind your underlying reason for trying to differentiate between
> different types of phone systems. Just because a phone is "wired" doesn't
> mean that it's POTS .. an IP-based phone system may look just like a POTS
> system, but tec
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Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:21 AM
To: Scott Prentice; framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
There is also a "Federal Standard" on the topi
On 04/02/2011 9:32 AM, Writer wrote:
> Maybe we should refer to mobile phones as PANS: Postmodern Ambulatory
> Nattering Systems. Then we can have POTS and PANS.
>
> Nadine
When I worked at Nortel, we already had both POTS and PANS as acronyms.
(I just can't remember what the latter stood for,
ubject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
The telecom industry (that I am in) has come up with so many acronyms and terms
for simple reasons:
_Unlike_ other industries, the need to interact (people and systems) between
multiple vendors/suppliers, multiple industry organizatio
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Sent: Friday, February 04, 2011 10:21 AM
To: Scott Prentice; framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
There is also a "Federal Standard" on the topi
PANS = Peculiar and Novel Services. Or, Pretty Amazing New Stuff
(according to Harry Newton, used to describe ISDN).
--Karen
udience. :)
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>> Z
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UTF8&qid=1296841211&sr=8-1
to explain any term as needed.
Regards,
Z
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> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:52:46 -0800
> From: s...@leximation.com
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> Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
>
> Keep in mind your underlying reason for trying to differentiate between
> different types of phone s
UTF8&qid=1296841211&sr=8-1
to explain any term as needed.
Regards,
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On 04/02/2011 9:32 AM, Writer wrote:
Maybe we should refer to mobile phones as PANS: Postmodern Ambulatory
Nattering Systems. Then we can have POTS and PANS.
Nadine
When I worked at Nortel, we already had both POTS and PANS as acronyms.
(I just can't remember what the latter stood for, now.)
Why is my plant ringing? ;-)
Yeah, I've worked in telecom but even then I found the term amusing.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Everette, Dimi
wrote:
> Hmm...we use POTS (plain old telephone service) but that probably won't work
> for 6th graders! :)
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Twitter: @techcommdood
uot;POTS".
Depends on the audience. :)
Z
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[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of John Posada
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 2:03 PM
To: Alan T Litchfield
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC
; Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC
> WR-ALC/ENGLTB
> Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
>
> Maybe nothing, just exploring alternative...look like there really aren't
> any...thanks
Why is my plant ringing? ;-)
Yeah, I've worked in telecom but even then I found the term amusing.
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Everette, Dimi
wrote:
> Hmm...we use POTS (plain old telephone service) but that probably won't work
> for 6th graders! :)
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.com [mailto:framers-bounces at
>> lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of John Posada
>> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 2:03 PM
>> To: Alan T Litchfield
>> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC
>> WR-ALC/ENGLTB
&
; Everette,
Dimi
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
Maybe we should refer to mobile phones as PANS: Postmodern Ambulatory Nattering
Systems. Then we can have POTS and PANS.
Nadine
--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Everette, Dimi wrote:
> From: E
Maybe we should refer to mobile phones as PANS: Postmodern Ambulatory Nattering
Systems. Then we can have POTS and PANS.
Nadine
--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Everette, Dimi wrote:
> From: Everette, Dimi
> Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
> To: "Alan T Litchfi
Maybe we should refer to mobile phones as PANS: Postmodern Ambulatory Nattering
Systems. Then we can have POTS and PANS.
Nadine
--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Everette, Dimi wrote:
> From: Everette, Dimi
> Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
> To: "Alan T Litchfi
-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 3:59 PM
To: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
Telephone?
What's wrong with landline?
Alan
On 4/02/2011,
: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
> Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
>
> Maybe nothing, just exploring alternative...look like there really aren't
> any...thanks any
unces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 5:55 PM
To: Alan T Litchfield; Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTBButler; Alison
Craig
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
I looked up "landline" in
..@lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of John Posada
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To: Alan T Litchfield
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com; Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
May
at lists.frameusers.com
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of John Posada
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To: Alan T Litchfield
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com; Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC
WR-ALC/ENGLTB
Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landlin
At 01:38 PM 4/02/2011, Ann Zdunczyk wrote:
>I worked for Western Electric/AT&T/Lucent as a technical writer and I am
>very familiar with POTS!!! It is what we called them.
That label is on one of the sockets on my Belkin ADSL router, which supports
VOIP. I had to look it up to discover that it m
Maybe nothing, just exploring alternative...look like there really
aren't any...thanks anyway
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Alan T Litchfield
wrote:
> Telephone?
>
> What's wrong with landline?
>
> Alan
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ers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Writer
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 5:55 PM
To: Alan T Litchfield; Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTBButler; Alison
Craig
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
I looked up "landline" in Wikipe
I always say, "You learn something new every day. Two things, if you're not
careful."
Nadine
--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Gary Bankston wrote:
> From: Gary Bankston
> Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
> To: framers@lists.frameusers.com
> Date
I always say, "You learn something new every day. Two things, if you're not
careful."
Nadine
--- On Thu, 2/3/11, Gary Bankston wrote:
> From: Gary Bankston
> Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
> To: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Date
r-l.com
> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+darren.butler.ctr=robins.af.mil at techwr-l.com] On
> Behalf Of John Posada
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:24 PM
> To: List,? Techwriter
> Subject: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
>
> I'm putting together a "
-friendly word for "landline"
I'm putting together a "se-Instead" glossary of terms to make our
customent facing support content more accessible.
We use the term landline phone differenciate from mobile phone and I
don't like "landline".
My target is 6th grade un
phone Service. =D
> Not exactly accurate, but funny all the same.
>
> (I also learned a new word: retronym).
>
> Nadine
>
> --- On Thu, 2/3/11, Alison Craig wrote:
>
> > From: Alison Craig
> > Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
> >
phone Service. =D
> Not exactly accurate, but funny all the same.
>
> (I also learned a new word: retronym).
>
> Nadine
>
> --- On Thu, 2/3/11, Alison Craig wrote:
>
> > From: Alison Craig
> > Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
> >
son Craig wrote:
> From: Alison Craig
> Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
> To: "Alan T Litchfield" , "Butler, Darren J CTR USAF
> AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB"
> Cc: "framers@lists.frameusers.com"
> Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011
On
> Behalf Of John Posada
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:24 PM
> To: List,? Techwriter
> Subject: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
>
> I'm putting together a "se-Instead" glossary of terms to make our
> customent facing support content more
son Craig wrote:
> From: Alison Craig
> Subject: RE: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
> To: "Alan T Litchfield" , "Butler, Darren J CTR USAF
> AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB"
> Cc: "framers at lists.frameusers.com"
> Date: Thursday, February 3, 2011
03, 2011 1:59 PM
> To: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
> Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
>
> Telephone?
>
> What's wrong with landline?
>
> Alan
>
> On 4/02/2011, at 10:25 AM
Maybe nothing, just exploring alternative...look like there really
aren't any...thanks anyway
On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Alan T Litchfield wrote:
> Telephone?
>
> What's wrong with landline?
>
> Alan
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> [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+darren.butler.ctr=robins.af@techwr-l.com] On
> Behalf Of John Posada
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:24 PM
> To: List, Techwriter
> Subject: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
>
> I'm putting together a "se-Inste
ebruary 03, 2011 1:59 PM
> To: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
> Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
> Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
>
> Telephone?
>
> What's wrong with landline?
>
> Alan
>
> On 4/02/2011, at 10:25 AM
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 1:59 PM
To: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
Cc: framers@lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
Telephone?
What's wrong with land
[mailto:framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 1:59 PM
To: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
Telephone?
What's wron
: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:24 PM
To: List, Techwriter
Subject: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
I'm putting together a "se-Instead" glossary of terms to make our
customent facing support content more accessible.
We use the term landline phone differenciate from
-boun...@lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Alan T Litchfield
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 3:59 PM
To: Butler, Darren J CTR USAF AFMC WR-ALC/ENGLTB
Cc: framers at lists.frameusers.com
Subject: Re: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
Telephone?
What's wrong with landline?
Alan
On 4/
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] On Behalf Of John Posada
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2011 4:24 PM
To: List, Techwriter
Subject: Customer-friendly word for "landline"
I'm putting together a "se-Instead" glossary of terms to make our
customent facing support content more accessible.
word for "landline"
I'm putting together a "se-Instead" glossary of terms to make our
customent facing support content more accessible.
We use the term landline phone differenciate from mobile phone and I
don't like "landline".
My target is 6th grade unders
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