[Boatanchors] WAS Goodies NOW Bell

[Rob Atkinson]

On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 6:45 PM,  <manualman at juno.com> wrote:
> Actually during and after hurricane Sandy, my cell phone was my only
> contact with the outside world.

That's great but your experience is markedly different from what was
reported about people north of New York City.


> With
> deteriorating copper lines, equipment, and infrastructure, and even
> support, land line phones in many areas are becoming a thing of the past.
> The Bell System, as we knew it, is gone forever.
>

That may be true in places where you are not fortunate enough to have
advocacy groups representing the elderly keeping land lines alive:

http://citizensutilityboard.org/newsReleases20141216_SaveOurService

I know a number of elderly people who can manage a traditional
telephone.  They'd probably wind up being without service if they had
to use a computer or one of the so-called "smart phones."   but for
some absurd reason, there is an irrational hate-on for a simple rotary
dial or push button telephone.  Why?  It works and you can dial
numbers and speak with people.  But, it _must_ go away.  Perhaps it is
because it does not take pictures.  Or require "apps."  All absolutely
necessary in order to have a conversation no doubt.  Whoever makes
these decisions must be around 25 years old.

73

Rob
K5UJ