No phones during blackout ?

[Computer Nerd Kev]

FMurtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote:

Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

Forgive me, I've been happily ignoring all this NBN stuff safe in the knowledge
that it'll never have anything to do with me since I'm out of town, but does
it mean everyone will be getting IP phones now?

I just tried to find out from the nbnco.com.au website and failed, though I
stopped short of downloading the PDFs. However I did see this page about
blackouts that's linked to from the homepage:
http://www.nbnco.com.au/connect-home-or-business/information-for-home/what-happens-in-a-power-blackout.html

"You should consider keeping a charged mobile phone in case there is a
power outage of any sort."

We've just established how well that's likely to work.

I think I'm glad that I'm not getting the NBN here, it seems to make
life much simpler.

Depending what out of town is, I live 100 km from sydney and now have
FTTN therefore no phone in a blackout except cellular unless I want to
pay lots for a battery back up to keep the net going

Put it this way, it's a fair trip from where I am before you'll find a
bit of tarmac adorned with the title of "Street" (and it's a fair walk
before you'll find a bit of tarmac). It's probably lucky that they still
bother to keep the phone lines in operation out here.

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