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Nuclear Unicorn

(19,497 posts)
8. My question too. Internet access as well.
Sun Mar 30, 2014, 08:31 AM
Mar 2014

Perhaps the infrastructure will get that significant an upgrade. I'm not closed to the idea but I would like some more information.

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Prepare to Hang Up the Phone, Forever [View all] The Straight Story Mar 2014 OP
Want to put money on ALEC being behind this? hobbit709 Mar 2014 #1
It would be foolish. After hurricanes in Florida my brother always uses the old landline phone peacebird Mar 2014 #2
My thoughts too given the subject you mention in general. dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #15
+1 area51 Mar 2014 #18
Those of us in hurricane zones know only two well that only land lines work malaise Mar 2014 #21
Now called POTS? Was called POTS when I got my first job at GTE - 1981 or so. djean111 Mar 2014 #3
A large number of commercial-grade fire alarms still rely on POTS lines (nt) Orrex Mar 2014 #4
After working 21 years for unhappycamper Mar 2014 #5
Please clarify re: Spanish-American war. JackRiddler Mar 2014 #14
what about those of us with no cell service where we live? not everyone has cell service..... piratefish08 Mar 2014 #6
My question too. Internet access as well. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #8
without 'wires' we HAVE no internet, phone or anything else to connect us in an emergency...... piratefish08 Mar 2014 #9
I dunno. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #12
Haven't had a land line in 15 years. Nt newfie11 Mar 2014 #7
So I'm sure we'll see TransitJohn Mar 2014 #10
The beginning of the new Dark Ages. BumRushDaShow Mar 2014 #11
Our land lines have a single owner. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #13
There goes 911 Gman Mar 2014 #16
I still don't want no stinking cell phone.................. wandy Mar 2014 #17
After Sandy edhopper Mar 2014 #19
And that leaves me, and people in my area, without communication in an emergency. NV Whino Mar 2014 #20
Redundancy in something as vitally important as communication should be required. KittyWampus Mar 2014 #22
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