Subj : Dead Phone LIne.
To   : CHARLES SCAGLIONE
From : JAY EMRIE
Date : Sat Dec 04 2004 09:39 pm

CS>AA> CS> Or, look into one of those new voice over the internet protocol
CS>AA> CS> phone services.  My son (in Atlanta, GA) just contracted with
CS>AA> CS> Vonage to switch his phone services over using the new protocol.
CS>AA> CS> I see some advantages to it and some disadvantages. 

CS>AA>One MAIN disadvantage to the VoIP solution, imho, is that 
CS>AA>if the power goes out, you have absolutely no phone 
CS>AA>service.   

CS>That's true.  Add to that, if the ISP should go off the air for whatever 
CS>reason you've also lost your phone service.  That's where cell phone 
CS>service takes over.

CS>The longest power outage I've experienced was when I lived in Florida.  
CS>Out for a week after the passage of a hurricane.  Here in Texas most 
CS>power outages are short lived, several hours usually.

Actually for less than an hour usually.

JAy
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