Fiber is nice. Until someone digs a ditch and cuts it. Been there, done that. All of my warehouses now have 2 separate Internet connections coming in on disparate infrastructure, so when we lose one, we don't waste a day not shipping product.
-j ________________________________ From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> on behalf of Bruce via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 5:44 PM To: Jeff Greer via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: Bruce <kk...@arrl.net> Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service Glad our new provider is Tachus as they are 100% fiber. As long as their generator at their office is working, we will have internet. Good thing about light is that you do not need to keep amplifying it downstream. We went to VoIP with MagicJack a long time ago when they first started. We keep it unplugged unless we want to make an outbound call. No spam calls that way and all our friends have our cell numbers. 73...bruce On 2/13/2024 3:18 PM, Jeff Greer via BVARC wrote: At work, we're having to convert all our old POTS lines to VoIP. The telcos don't want to spend the money to keep the old copper phone lines working. You'll still be able to have a VoIP phone at home, but it'll be useless if you lose Internet. All the more reason to know how to get a message out via ham radio. š -j ________________________________ From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> <bvarc@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>; bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> <bvarc@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail <gmuller...@aol.com><mailto:gmuller...@aol.com>; m733sha...@gmail.com<mailto:m733sha...@gmail.com> <m733sha...@gmail.com><mailto:m733sha...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> writes: Yeah, Iāve had a landline for years and I donāt plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. Theyāre gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39āÆPM, Chris Medlin via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is kingā¦ and even though I havenāt had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisisā¦ so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. āDonāt let them drop us!ā Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/dont-let-them-drop-us-landline-users-protest-att-copper-retirement-plan/> Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________ From: BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> on behalf of AOL/ CompuServe Mail via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:25 PM To: bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> <bvarc@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org>; bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> <bvarc@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> Cc: AOL/ CompuServe Mail <gmuller...@aol.com><mailto:gmuller...@aol.com>; m733sha...@gmail.com<mailto:m733sha...@gmail.com> <m733sha...@gmail.com><mailto:m733sha...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [BVARC] the phase out of landline phone service To all I have a land line and need to keep it since I have a captel phone for hard of hearing In a message dated 2/8/2024 2:38:27 PM Central Standard Time, bvarc@bvarc.org<mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> writes: Yeah, Iāve had a landline for years and I donāt plan on getting rid of it anytime soon but unfortunately they decide to pull it. Theyāre gonna pull it. Sent from my iPhone On Feb 8, 2024, at 1:39āÆPM, Chris Medlin via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org><mailto:bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: I heard this story in the news this week.. that landline phones were being phased out.. that cellular is kingā¦ and even though I havenāt had a home landline in years, I do know the power of having one in times of infrastructural crisisā¦ so this story just adds that extra validation of the importance of Ham Radio in the event of infrastructure outage. When all else fails, Ham Radio. āDonāt let them drop us!ā Landline users protest AT&T copper retirement plan | Ars Technica<https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/02/dont-let-them-drop-us-landline-users-protest-att-copper-retirement-plan/> Enjoy! 73 Chris/AC5CM ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list BVARC@bvarc.org<mailto:BVARC@bvarc.org> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org Publicly available archives are available here: https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ -- Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards AMSAT Board Member 2016-2024 ARRL Awards Field Checker (DXCC, WAS, 5BWAS, VUCC), VE Houston AMSAT Net - Wed 0200z on Echolink - Conference *AMSAT* Also live streaming MP3 at http://www.amsatnet.com Podcast at http://www.amsatnet.com/podcast.xml or iTunes Latest satellite news on the ARRL Audio News http://www.arrl.org AMSAT on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/amsat
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