Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom]

From	David Clayton <dcstar@myrealbox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.dcom.telecom
Subject	Re: Does FiOS support rotary phones? [telecom]
Date	2011-04-12 08:29 +1000
Organization	The Telecom Digest
Message-ID	<pan.2011.04.11.22.29.51.300337@myrealbox.com> (permalink)
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On Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:39:32 -0700, AES wrote:

> In article <pan.2011.04.11.05.35.40.152944@myrealbox.com>,
>  David Clayton <dcstar@myrealbox.com> wrote:
> 
>> >> So, the fiber cables for FTTH could certainly contain a copper pair
>> >> or two to deliver low-power AC or DC all the way to the premises end.
>> >> Wouldn't significantly increase the size or flexibility of the cable,
>> >> I'd guess.  Would add noticeably to the cost of the cable, however,
>> >> along with the cost of spllcing or connectorizing the cables -- and
>> >> somebody would have to be responsible for supplying the power.
> 
> 
>> And fibre doesn't propagate massive spikes from induced lightening
>> strikes into your equipment the way metal conductors do.
> 
> A valid point.  Lightning problems are rare here in the SF Bay Area, but I
> understand are a serious issue in many other locations.

Most people still don't understand that a lightening strike hitting the
ground in their vicinity can cause a massive spike in their metal phone
lines - which essentially act as massive antennas - which end up affecting
whatever is connected at either end. This can occur many miles away from
people but it can still affect them.

The Telcos have significant line protection to keep these nasties out of
their expensive electronic equipment, how many end-users have similar
protection at their ends?

People still complain about their ISP after storms in their area or
bellyache about their "crap" ADSL modems which - coincidently - seems to
either fail or degrade in performance after these self-same storms.
Ignorance is good business for the manufactures of anything connected to
the copper phone network - this may go away with fibre.

-- 
Regards, David.

David Clayton
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Knowledge is a measure of how many answers you have, intelligence is a
measure of how many questions you have.

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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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