On Aug 3, 2012, at 14:17 , William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > On Fri, Aug 3, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Owen DeLong <o...@delong.com> wrote: >> On Aug 3, 2012, at 12:31 , William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: >>> Could be worse. I could have Pepco instead of Dominion. But it could >>> be better. And 20 years ago the reliability was. >> >> 20 years ago you didn't have a megabit to your home let alone many >> megabits. 20 years ago, POTS was much simpler than the converged >> networks we have today. There is something to be said for the simplicity >> of POTS. >> >> If you're that concerned about calling 911 for a heat stroke, why don't >> you maintain a POTS line? > > When Verizon installed FIOS in the neighborhood they removed the > copper lines to each house. It was understood and accepted that if the > household fiber adapters did not receive power the battery would fail > in a few hours. That the upstream would fail, even for folks who took > measures to continue to power the fiber adapter, was unexpected and > very unfortunate. If they can run a copper pair back to a powerable > location then it escapes me why they can't do the same with a single > strand of fiber. >
Sounds like your beef should be with your local regulators that allowed them to remove the copper plant without providing adequate assurance of comparable service from the replacement. Owen > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > > -- > William D. Herrin ................ her...@dirtside.com b...@herrin.us > 3005 Crane Dr. ...................... Web: <http://bill.herrin.us/> > Falls Church, VA 22042-3004
