bb wrote:

Dave Heil wrote:
Len Over 21 wrote:

Some say that the infrastructure "always" fails. :-)

Hardwired communications infrastructure is much more likely to fail.

Hi! I'm sure the Chase and Bank One have switched over to digital HF
networks moving their financial data around.

You think so? I don't. I'm guessing that their data moves via phone
lines. If the phone lines aren't there, it'll move when there are phone
lines. That's like what happens in my local grocery from time to time.
The phone lines are down and the store can't sell West Virginia lottery
tickets. People are told to come back later when the line is up.

All cellular phones interface to wire lines at some point.

My wired phones worked just fine during the Christmas ice storm. The
adjacent wires carrying power didn't. It's all so confusing.

I can understand your confusion, Brian. The power lines carry
electricity. The telephone lines carry telephone conversations. The gas
lines carry natural gas. Did you have any further questions?

Dave K8MN