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NirvanaMan · 01-13-2007, 05:02 PM

Yeah, 3 different models.

Kevy Baby · 01-13-2007, 05:52 PM

Interesting as my experience is quite different. I have NEVER experienced a loss of land line capability. Ever. (Well, not counting the ones from not paying the bill, but that is a different story.)

Alex · 01-13-2007, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

Interesting as my experience is quite different. I have NEVER experienced a loss of land line capability. Ever. (Well, not counting the ones from not paying the bill, but that is a different story.)

Out of curiosity, have you ever experienced a loss of cell service because a power outage knocked out all of the towers within range?

I also imagine a lot has to do with how much of the local telephone wiring is above ground and how much below ground.

(And I used my landline so rarely that it could have been AWOL for weeks and I wouldn't have known but when my DSL would go away I would check for a dialtone.)

Ghoulish Delight · 01-13-2007, 06:21 PM

Another reason I would prefer not to do the digital phone again is that if I've got cable, then a cable outage means no tv, phone or internet. Suck-tastic.

Kevy Baby · 01-13-2007, 06:43 PM

No. But I've had a land line a lot longer than I've had a cell. And no earthquakes that I've been in the region of (I was 60+ miles away from the 94 Northridge quake and I believe I was in my last days of an installed-in-the-car cell). I mention earthquakes because that is the only thing I can remember causing power outages.

I haven't been subject to many power outages in general. Just lucky I guess.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-14-2007, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

No. But I've had a land line a lot longer than I've had a cell. And no earthquakes that I've been in the region of (I was 60+ miles away from the 94 Northridge quake and I believe I was in my last days of an installed-in-the-car cell). I mention earthquakes because that is the only thing I can remember causing power outages.

As soon as you guys started talking about emergencies I thought about the Northridge quake. I was 4.5 miles from the epicenter. (I just looked it up!) Quake happened at 4:31am, phone was restored about 10am, but didn't get power back until 6pm. That alone makes me want to keep my exit out of the Matrix.

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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	No. But I've had a land line a lot longer than I've had a cell. And no earthquakes that I've been in the region of (I was 60+ miles away from the 94 Northridge quake and I believe I was in my last days of an installed-in-the-car cell). I mention earthquakes because that is the only thing I can remember causing power outages. I haven't been subject to many power outages in general. Just lucky I guess. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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