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I'm under the impression that the extra redundancy that Bell and co have to maintain power on phone lines during an outage is precisely what makes it so expensi
by cbhl 12y ago
I'm under the impression that the extra redundancy that Bell and co have to maintain power on phone lines during an outage is precisely what makes it so expensive relative to VoIP products.
Would it not make more sense to demand the utilities provide more reliable power in the face of an emergency (even at increased cost)?
- ams6110 12y agoI think that depends on the increased cost. Do I want to pay more to avoid a couple of hours without power during a storm? proably not, it's not really a big deal. Do I want to avoid multi-day power outages? Sure, but those are rare and a system that is fully resistant to e.g. major hurricane damage might cost be more than people want to or can afford to pay for.