[Boatanchors] Short Wave Broadcast Folks:

[J. Forster]

Boy, that's useful! NOT !!

The last big storm we had took out the power for 5-6 days. And w/ 2 feet
of snow on the ground, one cannot exactly walk very far for help.

I hope someone really sues them, big time.

-John

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> I just went through having been taken off POTS.
>
> It isn't correct to say that if the power goes out that you lose signal!
>
> When the fiber optic was installed, it also comes with a float charger
> and a battery that will last for about 8 hours.
>
> Bob - N0DGN
>
>
>
> On 4/16/2014 12:22 PM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
>> They ARE getting rid of them. AT&T has made no secret of their long
>> term goal to eliminate POTS. They want everyone on Uverse or whatever
>> the internet phone system is, and they are pursuing that goal state by
>> state with lobbying to change laws. It is only a matter of time before
>> you will get a letter offering options and POTS won't be one of them.
>> You may have a few years but eventually anyone still on the copper
>> line will be forced to give it up. They say it is cost and economics
>> but what they don't say is that the regulations governing the
>> provision of phone service are MUCH stricter and favorable to
>> consumers with POTS. And of course they don't say that when your power
>> goes off, the good old twisted pair still works, if you have an old
>> style phone, whereas that gee whiz new digital internet phone will
>> not. 73 Rob K5UJ
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