my 3 nieces lived within a short radius of the wtc at the time of 9/11 ...we finally reached them by cell phone even though the towers went down ...they were able to get some service from nj ...we are forever thankful the buildings, if they were destined to fall, did so as they did straight down. Otherwise, those 3 great kids would all be gone as well.
-----Original Message----- From: Tony B [mailto:ton...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:24 PM Subject: Re: DSL & answering machines/DSL & phone service Certainly flaky power is a consideration when evaluating communications systems for the home. Ours is very reliable, and when it does go out, I don't really get any big urge to call anyone. I suppose I could have a medical emergency during a power outage when my wife isn't home with her cell phone, but what are the odds? However, note that you've pointed out two occasions when VOIP/cell phones would have worked for you but your POTS didn't. So how can you claim POTS is more reliable? PS The last time a tree branch came down on our line necessitating a call to the electric company, I simply used the neighbor's cell phone. No need for expensive POTS lines, and the POTS line would have gone down with the branch anyway. On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 8:07 PM, b_s-wilk <b1sun...@yahoo.es> wrote: > they have generators. Our power goes out almost every time there's an > electrical storm. We use the POTS line to call the electric company. > Basic land line service is cheap, less than $10 a month, and much more > reliable than VOIP. Glad I didn't switch. ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
