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Re: Operation Ghost Click


From: Christopher Morrow <morrowc.lists () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 15:43:27 -0400

On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Jeroen van Aart <jeroen () mompl net> wrote:
Livingood, Jason wrote:

you may just have nuked their 911 capability.


Depending on your internet connection to be able to dial 911 is a bit

<chuckle>

foolhardy, to put it nicely. It pays off to have a phone that's only powered
through the phone line itself, for emergencies (and your everyday home phone
calls *gasp*). Especially in a country where power outages are as frequent
as full moons. The good old land line hardly ever goes down.

this is nice, but not everywhere has this capability, someplaces DID
have it until the new 'we bring fiber' people showed up, and clipped
the copper below the ground-level.


And you may find the audio quality is better too. While you're at it, make
it a rotary phone. :-)

wow, 1990 much? are you actually just trolling today perhaps?

Regards,
Jeroen

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