[152568] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: VoIP vs POTS (was Re: Operation Ghost Click)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jared Mauch)
Wed May 2 18:01:22 2012
In-Reply-To: <CAP-guGX+1C-TsZ=zMK2rWscKtbR7BnxHOA+vUNvK86sQtKZstQ@mail.gmail.com>
From: Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 18:00:16 -0400
To: William Herrin <bill@herrin.us>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
This device uses cellular only. Don't live in vz territory. Live in AT&T pot=
s only land. No cable here either.=20
Jared Mauch
On May 2, 2012, at 5:33 PM, William Herrin <bill@herrin.us> wrote:
> On 5/2/12, Jared Mauch <jared@puck.nether.net> wrote:
>> Personally, I'm thinking of ditching my ISDN (gives clear dial tone at a
>> long-distance from the CO) for something like the Verizon Home Connect bo=
x.
>> Gives a few hours of built-in battery backup, but would fail once the tow=
er
>> loses power (usually 8-12 hours).
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> Hi Jared,
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> Beware that the Verizon ONTs shut down all services *except* POTs when
> they lose AC power. Some kind of conservation mode to maximize the
> time 911 is available I guess. If you want Internet service (for VOIP)
> to continue during a power outage, you'll have to stack another UPS in
> front of it.
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> Regards,
> Bill Herrin
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> --=20
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