On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 03:03:05 GMT, "mad amoeba" wrote:

i have both cordless phone and an old type phone in my house where the
handset is connected to the base station. Neiher one was working. If I had
to contact either cops or amublance i would have no way of doing that except
of standing on the street and waiting for the cop car to pass by. That's why
i asked the question of how one would keep a line of communications if the
regular ones were out.
snip

well,... I guess i can add this question. is your wired phone
attached to Cable? i understand that in alot of metro areas, the
cable companies are now offering phone service across their lines. I
don't know anything about the equipment but this could be a issue if
the power goes out.

My cordless phone has a place for a 2nd batter to be charged for the
handset. in the event of a power outage, I can still use my cordless
for upto 3-4 hours. and I have my cable connection on a UPS,.. plenty
of time for me to use my laptop (which i can make iNet calls on if
needed) to notify anyone of need..

being a Ham - I look for equipment i can run off of 12v. I have a 12v
drill that i can power my PDA from, charge my cell phone, and work
with if needed. Push comes to shove,.. got the battery in the truck
too.

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 15:32:40 GMT, Delphic
wrote:

well,... I guess i can add this question. is your wired phone
attached to Cable? i understand that in alot of metro areas, the
cable companies are now offering phone service across their lines. I
don't know anything about the equipment but this could be a issue if
the power goes out.

Cable has a small box for translation with very limited backup
battery. Once power goes to either the head end or the VOIP
translation box.. you are screwed.

There is also sutff like Vonage and the other voice over IP
"appliances" you attach to your broadband connection for phone
service, however VONAGE over something like DirecWay satellite would
be a good emergency backup, as long as you could provide your own
power.

With vonage, you can pick the 911 PSAP, so you can even dial 911, and
it ends up in the right jurisdiction.

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 10:25:21 -0700, Trooperdude Trooperdude in rec.radio.scanner - :

There is also sutff like Vonage and the other voice over IP
"appliances" you attach to your broadband connection for phone
service, however VONAGE over something like DirecWay satellite would
be a good emergency backup, as long as you could provide your own
power.



I hope this was suppose to be a joke, cause it is funny as hell trying to
imagine VOIP going on through a DirecWay.

On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 03:03:05 GMT, "mad amoeba" wrote:

i have both cordless phone and an old type phone in my house where the
handset is connected to the base station. Neiher one was working. If I
had
to contact either cops or amublance i would have no way of doing that
except
of standing on the street and waiting for the cop car to pass by. That's
why
i asked the question of how one would keep a line of communications if
the
regular ones were out.
snip

Interesting. My phone, an old type, worked just fine. Some places I did
not get an answer and some numbers, when first tried, I got a recording that
all lines were tied up.

Only lost power for about 5 hours., took a nap for most of that.

JonquilJan

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