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The Verizon fios phone service also dies if the electricity goes out. Old fashioned land lines often continue to work when the power is out.
by biohacker42 18y ago
The Verizon fios phone service also dies if the electricity goes out.
Old fashioned land lines often continue to work when the power is out.
- jonknee 18y agoOnly if the power goes out for an extended time, there is a battery backup. Not that it's a big deal, home phones are dying off rapidly.
- electromagnetic 18y agoWired home phones, which do survive without the power, are extinct. I think we have 1 in the house and no one is exactly sure where. It'd be less effort to rip the computer out of the UPS and plug the cordless' station in.
- Zev 18y agoThe Verizon fios phone service also dies if the electricity goes out. Only if the power is out for > 8 hours or so. If you're without electricity that long, phone service might not be the biggest thing to consider (food that may go bad, for example is more important)
- biohacker42 18y agoTell me all about it, while I remember the most recent north east ice storm.