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Re: POTS Ending (Re: Operation Ghost Click)


From: Randy Bush <randy () psg com>
Date: Wed, 09 May 2012 08:54:49 -0700

Premature and very dangerous move, the public is at great risk, only
Sat phones seem to work when there is a natural disaster. Cell phones
for the most part can't even connect to 911....

tohoku quake
  o land voice phones did not work
  o mobile phone voice did not work
  o mobile phone text did not work
  o land ip worked, adsl, ftth, ...
  o mobile phone data worked!

you could send email but not make a voice call

just a data point

randy


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