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"If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." -Carl Sagan
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Post by bigballofyarn on May 29, 2020 9:56:46 GMT -8
It depends. My landline is provided by my Internet company. So, the base phone is connected to the router. The additional handsets receive information from the first phone. So, if my router has no power, then I can't make any calls even if the batteries are fully charged. I'd probably have to call my provider to have them reactivate the jack in the wall from the old landline. Yeah, what you're describing is the voip (voice over internet protocol) that User 180565 is taking donation mentioned. A 'true' landline from one of the baby bells is hardwired into the home and doesn't require power from the household mains wiring.
Also worth noting, in times of crisis when the cell networks are overloaded, you can (usually) still send text messages. Texts require very little connect time, less time than it would take to say hello. So those are often prioritized on the network. Indeed. That's one of the reasons I half-miss dialup. Granted, I only had until the laptop's battery died. Too bad payphones are rare now. We can't do things like this anymore:
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Post by Retread on May 29, 2020 10:08:14 GMT -8
Too bad payphones are rare now. We can't do things like this anymore: * grins, knowingly *
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