Art Alexion on 27 Feb 2007 03:11:34 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] BitTorrant and routers - and Comcast


On Monday 26 February 2007 06:38, Stephen Gran wrote:
> The important thing that this means, of course, is that the phones do
> not stay up when your lights go out.  They only stay up because there
> is effectively a UPS on standby.  Not that any of this is relevant for
> me anymore, but that would make me quite uncomfortable, frankly.

Living in an older suburb (1920s), the electricity goes out 2-3 times a 
summer.  In twenty two years the copper phone service has never gone out.  I 
agree with Stephen's caution.
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