Re: OT: spam phone calls

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Newsgroups	uk.telecom.mobile, alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android
Subject	Re: OT: spam phone calls
Date	2025-04-29 13:14 +0200
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On 2025-04-29 12:48, Richmond wrote:
> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> writes:
> 
>> On 2025-04-29 12:09, Graham J wrote:
>>> Carlos E.R. wrote:
>>>> On 2025-04-28 15:01, Daniel70 wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Now-a-days, apart from the Spammers .... just about the only time I
>>>>> actually use the Landline is when I've misplaced my mobile so I can
>>>>> give it a call. 😜
>>>>
>>>> I got one spam call yesterday. You know, I live in Spain, the entire
>>>> country was suffering a power failure, yet I got one spam call!
>>>>
>>> At least the phone system works when there's a power failure!
>>> Useful to know ...
>>
>> Mine did, but not everybody's.
>>
>> Just heard from someone that people had to physically go to the office
>> of one known brand of elevators to go and rescue some trapped people
>> in this or that lift. Phone at that office was off.
>>
>> On most places, the land line failed instantly, because the network is
>> fibre and needs power at sites. Mine failed instantly, and it is on
>> UPS. Mobile worked while towers had battery. It is possible that my
>> tower was on the main exchange, so they had a big battery and a
>> generator.
> 
> Did analog and digital landlines fail equally? or maybe there are no
> analog lines left in Spain.

There are no longer POT lines in Spain (copper pair), at least with the 
majority provider, Telefónica. It has switched to fibre network. At 
locations with no fibre, they use some radio system instead.

I don't know the exact situation with other providers, I haven't heard 
about them.

For example, the old network of the cable company ONO, which now belongs 
to Vodafone, is fibre to the block, then coax to the home. On apartment 
buildings, they see a copper pair getting to their phone from the 
basement. But there is a fibre coming to the building, so service is 
down if there is no electricity. I do not know if they have their own 
power supply coming from their main exchange.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-28 23:01 +1000
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-28 19:42 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-04-28 21:04 +0100
      Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-29 17:37 +0000
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-29 20:18 +0200
          Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-29 20:54 +0200
            Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-29 21:19 +0200
              Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-30 19:06 +0000
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-30 22:04 +0200
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-05-01 16:54 +0000
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-05-01 19:01 +0200
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 21:30 +1000
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Bob Eager <news0009@eager.cx> - 2025-05-01 18:06 +0000
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 21:26 +1000
                Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-03 14:11 +0200
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2025-05-03 15:08 +0100
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-05-03 15:04 -0400
                Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-05-03 23:41 +0200
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-05-03 19:26 +0000
            Re: OT: spam phone calls Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> - 2025-04-30 06:36 +0200
              Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-30 09:04 +0200
              Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-30 19:01 +0000
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 21:34 +1000
          Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-30 18:53 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-29 20:27 +1000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2025-04-29 15:03 +0100
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2025-04-29 16:21 +0100
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-29 17:58 +0000
          Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-04-30 10:13 +0100
          Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-01 00:07 +1000
            Re: OT: spam phone calls Woody <harrogate3@ntlworld.com> - 2025-04-30 15:36 +0100
              Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-30 18:50 +0000
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 21:39 +1000
                Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-05-03 19:23 +0000
        Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-29 20:09 +0200
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-01 00:02 +1000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls David Woolley <david@ex.djwhome.demon.invalid> - 2025-04-29 18:30 +0100
      Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-04-29 17:48 +0000
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 21:44 +1000
  Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-29 11:57 +0200
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2025-04-29 11:09 +0100
      Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-29 12:36 +0200
        Re: OT: spam phone calls Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com> - 2025-04-29 11:48 +0100
          Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-29 13:14 +0200
            Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 21:54 +1000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-04-29 20:29 +1000
      Re: OT: spam phone calls "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-04-29 12:39 +0200
  Re: OT: spam phone calls Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-04-30 13:36 +0000
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Daniel70 <daniel47@eternal-september.org> - 2025-05-03 21:56 +1000
  Re: OT: spam phone calls JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2025-05-24 10:17 +0100
    Re: OT: spam phone calls Mark Lloyd <not.email@all.invalid> - 2025-05-24 17:05 +0000

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