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To: ThethoughtsofGreg
I have a landline for two reasons...1)I'm old fashioned 2)In case of an emergency a landline is worth having over a cell phone.I have Verizon Fios which,it's said,is 100% fiber optic which,if true,might lead to better reliability.
2 posted on 11/21/2013 1:28:40 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Osama Obama Care: A Religion That Will Have You On Your Knees!)
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To: Gay State Conservative

We have a landline for several reasons, both of which you mentioned.


4 posted on 11/21/2013 1:29:21 PM PST by NEMDF
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To: Gay State Conservative

If you have FIOS you no longer have a land line. A land line is a pair of copper wires with DC power running through them. FIOS is fiber optic digital transmission of voice. The box they put in your house reconverts the digital signal to voice. Your phone will last as long after the power goes out as the battery that is in the box.


19 posted on 11/21/2013 2:12:12 PM PST by scottteng (Tax government employees til they quit and find something useful to do)
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To: Gay State Conservative

After Hurricane Rita, (destructive CAT 3 storm), we were very popular since our land line was the only way for many to communicate to the outside world.


21 posted on 11/21/2013 2:16:10 PM PST by catfish1957 (Face it!!!! The government in DC is full of treasonous bastards)
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