Phoneguy09
Programmer
Is it still possible to get a standard telephone line at your house? like the old fashioned line that still worked if the regular power went out
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old fashioned residential landline
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norstarboy125
Vendor
What? Are you serious. This site is for Telecom specialists and with a question like that it's clear your not one.
Jeremy J. Carter
Charm City Communications
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Jeremy J. Carter
Charm City Communications
Norstar. BCM. CS1000 Programmer
phoneguy610
Programmer
call your service provider, depends on the area
in my area , no
but i know of some places about 2 hours out where thats still all they have
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in my area , no
but i know of some places about 2 hours out where thats still all they have
ddcommllc.com
Avaya/Toshiba/SyntelSolutions
ACIS
"Will work for stars
Mountainbear
Programmer
It's the only kind I can get, (insert Canada joke here). But I live in the country, any closer to town and I could have cable telephone, or fiber. We have cable for high speed internet but for some reason the service provider doesn't want to touch phone service, one of the few left.
hairlessupportmonkey
IS-IT--Management
These were the days:
In the UK I'm sure all exchanges are backed up with a generator and the batteries are "smoothing" batteries to keep the knock over from Mains power to generator constant. The batteries are wet cells these days.
ACSS - SME
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In the UK I'm sure all exchanges are backed up with a generator and the batteries are "smoothing" batteries to keep the knock over from Mains power to generator constant. The batteries are wet cells these days.
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norstarboy125
Vendor
Is this guy talking about pots lines or some other old fashioned service???
Jeremy J. Carter
Charm City Communications
Norstar. BCM. CS1000 Programmer
Jeremy J. Carter
Charm City Communications
Norstar. BCM. CS1000 Programmer
some providers are no longer bringing in analog lines but provide a DsL and have an ATA at the end to provide you with dialtone.
That was mentioned in another thread somewhere and I was amazed by it.
Mountainbear, that will take another 10 - 15 years until that is available in Canada Eh! (I live near Toronto btw)
Joe W.
FHandw, ACSS (SME), ACIS (SME)
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That was mentioned in another thread somewhere and I was amazed by it.
Mountainbear, that will take another 10 - 15 years until that is available in Canada Eh! (I live near Toronto btw)
Joe W.
FHandw, ACSS (SME), ACIS (SME)
Interrupt the silence only if you improve it by saying something, otherwise be quiet and everybody will be grateful.
norstarboy125
Vendor
We can get analog lines brought in anywhere in town ( Baltimore ) no big deal, I guess that's why the question sounded so stupid to me.
Jeremy J. Carter
Charm City Communications
Norstar. BCM. CS1000 Programmer
Jeremy J. Carter
Charm City Communications
Norstar. BCM. CS1000 Programmer
While POTs is contracting, it is still available in most places.
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norstarboy125
Vendor
The westi comment about dsl being brought in and a ata to break out the dial tone is crazy sounding to me, I guess whatever the carriers have to do to make it happen.
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Charm City Communications
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Charm City Communications
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curlycord
Programmer
Its actually no different than using an IP set on your companies PBX via your home DSL or using IAX.
Same as lines brought in on Cable TV....ATA in the end.
The original poster needs to post the city they are in otherwise that's like me asking if the local store sells lighter fluid.
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curlycord
Toronto Canada
Same as lines brought in on Cable TV....ATA in the end.
The original poster needs to post the city they are in otherwise that's like me asking if the local store sells lighter fluid.
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phoneguy610
Programmer
Amen to that, we have all cable and fios out here (primarily cablevision). Even if you aren't ordering phone service and only Internet they still install the routers with 4 ata ports on them
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Avaya/Toshiba/SyntelSolutions
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Avaya/Toshiba/SyntelSolutions
ACIS
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I remembered this article from a few weeks ago posted in this forum here on a thread with a similar topic
not everybody gets analog phone lines
Joe W.
FHandw, ACSS (SME), ACIS (SME)
Interrupt the silence only if you improve it by saying something, otherwise be quiet and everybody will be grateful.
not everybody gets analog phone lines
Joe W.
FHandw, ACSS (SME), ACIS (SME)
Interrupt the silence only if you improve it by saying something, otherwise be quiet and everybody will be grateful.
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Phoneguy09
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Hey Guys, Thanks for all the feedback on here.
To answer curlycord's question about the area i am from; I live in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. I just wanted to ask this question because although I know businesses in the area still often have copper dial tone, I have not seen a residential connection which supplies the same type of dial tone feed. Most every dial tone supplier for residential is either Comcast or some other company which uses a coax cable to supply the digital signal which feeds a modem in your own house. This modem relies on the power supply of the house and therefore allows you to lose any and all service if the power were to go out in your neighborhood.
To answer curlycord's question about the area i am from; I live in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia. I just wanted to ask this question because although I know businesses in the area still often have copper dial tone, I have not seen a residential connection which supplies the same type of dial tone feed. Most every dial tone supplier for residential is either Comcast or some other company which uses a coax cable to supply the digital signal which feeds a modem in your own house. This modem relies on the power supply of the house and therefore allows you to lose any and all service if the power were to go out in your neighborhood.
phoneguy610
Programmer
They have the same here, you could always invest in a battery backup
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Avaya/Toshiba/SyntelSolutions
ACIS
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ddcommllc.com
Avaya/Toshiba/SyntelSolutions
ACIS
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curlycord
Programmer
Most of these cable modems have battery backup in them as well so if the UPS runs out then it will run on the modems battery.
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curlycord
Toronto Canada
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curlycord
Toronto Canada
It's possible, but highly unlikely. Our "POTS" service comes from a sub-station since we live 9 miles from the central office. It will work when the power goes out, just not as long as the main C.O.
LkEErie I think it died after about 6 hours.
LkEErie I think it died after about 6 hours.
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