Re: OT: News providers

Phil Hobbs wrote:

Joerg wrote:

Phil Hobbs wrote:

Joerg wrote:
I got DSL instead of FiOS because that lets me keep my copper connection, i.e. when my power goes out, my phone service runs on the central office batteries, not some poorly-maintained NiMH battery pack in my basement. It's also cheaper, involves no installation, and does what I need.


Interesting, I didn't know Verizon could do copper. I thought it was mostly a cell phone and fiber company. My experience with DSL is that while POTS keep going during a longer power outage the DSL vanishes pretty much right away. Sometimes their dial-up numbers still work, sometimes not. So I don't bother to use a UPS on the DSL modem.


Central office power for POTS is what I want to keep--it's important for safety reasons. Verizon is the successor to Nynex, which is the successor to New York Telephone (Ma Bell), so they own all the old copper round here. Dunno about elsewhere.

Also, Verizon was GTE (the largest of the 'independent' phone companies before the break up) in much of the country, and so was started as a wireline company. They then bought up the cel phone and fiber companies...

Charlie

Cheers,

Phil Hobbs
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