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Landlines are from a different era of expected reliability. They carry their own power because it was considered too unreliable to depend on your home's electri

by bobbyi 16y ago

Landlines are from a different era of expected reliability. They carry their own power because it was considered too unreliable to depend on your home's electricity.

aw3c2 16y ago
And that is a very healthy precaution. I really do not want to lose that security.
- riffraff 16y ago
  but it's not so necessary anymore. If my home line is down (which can happen since it's over ip), with a simple power outage, I can still call with my mobile. If my mobile is out of battery I can call with my girlfriend's mobile. Then the neighbours. We have highly redundant communication systems compared to when landlines were the only option and SPOF in the building.
  - piramida 16y ago
    If your home line is down and nearby cell stations are not operational, then what? Pigeons? :)
    - riffraff 16y ago
      It depends: what is the occasion in which the power grid goes down (or your IP carrier is down) and multiple mobile operators are down? Let's say: flooding, earthquake, riots, evil government shutting down telcos. Then there is a high chance that also my land line would be down. Thinking of it, I must get some homing pigeons _now_ ;)