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Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom]

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"Lisa or Jeff"  wrote in message 
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> A question if I may about FIOS service.  Have you ever had a power
> failure, and if so, did you lose your FIOS service due to the battery
> going out (or some other reason)?  I know people with FIOS who had a
> long power outage after a winter storm and lost their phone service.

I'm happy to answer questions (and ask them too :-).  That's why I still 
hang around this dusty old corner of the internet.

Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), I can't directly answer your question 
as I haven't had any power outages longer than a few minutes in the last 
decade.  I did think seriously about this before switching from POTS/DSL to 
FiOS two years ago, and decided that since my electric is rather reliable 
and that I've got cell phones for a backup, I could deal with a longer power 
outage.

That said, I did also add a small UPS to power the router and ONT in the 
event of an outage.  When the ONT looses power, it switches to it's internal 
backup battery.  It cuts off internet and video after a few minutes of no 
power to save the battery for voice.  The ONTs are designed to provide 8 
hours of voice service from battery backup.

With my setup, I get a some time with both internet (laptops have batteries) 
and phone service before the UPS cuts out.  Since most everything has gone 
paperless these days, having internet access is key to finding phone numbers 
to call to report outages.  I suppose I should write these numbers down in 
case I need them in an outage, but I'd probably loose the sheet of paper and 
the numbers might be out of date.

My ONT also has an external 12 DC power input.  Some folks have connected 
big deep cycle batteries to these to provide extended run time.  I've no 
idea if they keep internet running.  Of course, you'd still need a UPS for 
the router and any other network gear.

And don't forget that whatever backup power you provide at your home is only 
as good as the backup power in the network.  With POTS, I've had outages 
caused by battery failure at the remote terminal that serves my development. 
At least with FiOS the network power problem is pushed back to the CO, but 
who knows how much money Verizon is putting into keeping backup power in 
good condition these days.

-Gary

***** Moderator's Note *****

AFAIK, FiOS terminates the "fiber" portion of the path at a local CEV,
and the physical layer is Coaxial cable from there to the homes. That,
at least, is the way my sister's FiOS install happened, and I don't
think the CEV equipment is powered from the CO. That means that FiOS
is subject to the same limits as any SLC-served POTS line.

FWIW. YMMV. My 2¢.

Bill Horne
Moderator

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RE: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "AJB Consulting" <ajbcs@frontier.com> - 2011-04-01 09:22 -0400
  Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "Gary" <bogus-email@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-01 19:49 -0400
    Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "AJB Consulting" <ajbcs@frontier.com> - 2011-04-02 10:31 -0400
      Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Wes Leatherock <wleathus@yahoo.com> - 2011-04-02 17:01 -0700
    Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Lisa or Jeff <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2011-04-02 10:42 -0700
      Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "Gary" <bogus-email@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-02 17:45 -0400
        Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "Gary" <bogus-email@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-02 22:18 -0400
          Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Lisa or Jeff <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2011-04-03 18:18 -0700
      Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) - 2011-04-04 10:05 -0400
        Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "John Levine" <johnl@iecc.com> - 2011-04-04 15:54 +0000
          Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Eric Tappert <e.tappert.spamnot@worldnet.att.net> - 2011-04-04 15:24 -0400
            Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> - 2011-04-04 19:52 +0000
            Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] AES <siegman@stanford.edu> - 2011-04-04 17:00 -0700
              Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "Gary" <bogus-email@hotmail.com> - 2011-04-10 13:55 -0400
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] David Clayton <dcstar@myrealbox.com> - 2011-04-11 15:35 +1000
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] AES <siegman@stanford.edu> - 2011-04-11 08:39 -0700
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] David Clayton <dcstar@myrealbox.com> - 2011-04-12 08:29 +1000
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi) - 2011-04-11 21:42 -0500
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Lisa or Jeff <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2011-04-12 20:09 -0700
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi) - 2011-04-13 21:35 -0500
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] David Clayton <dcstar@myrealbox.com> - 2011-04-13 13:58 +1000
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] moroney@world.std.spaamtrap.com (Michael Moroney) - 2011-04-12 03:30 +0000
            Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Lisa or Jeff <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2011-04-04 18:38 -0700
              Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Bill Horne <bill@horneQRM.net> - 2011-04-05 10:52 -0400
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "AJB Telecom" <ajbtelecom@frontier.com> - 2011-04-06 09:25 -0400
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "Jim Bennett" <ajbtelecom@frontier.com> - 2011-04-07 10:02 -0400
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Lisa or Jeff <hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com> - 2011-04-07 09:38 -0700
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2011-04-07 17:09 +0000
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] "Jim Bennett" <ajbtelecom@frontier.com> - 2011-04-08 11:41 -0400
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] bonomi@host122.r-bonomi.com (Robert Bonomi) - 2011-04-08 11:31 -0500
                Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] David Lesher <wb8foz@panix.com> - 2011-04-06 03:56 +0000
    Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Sam Spade <sam@coldmail.com> - 2011-04-02 13:44 -0700
      Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2011-04-02 20:23 -0500
    Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom] Wes Leatherock <wleathus@yahoo.com> - 2011-04-02 16:51 -0700

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