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Re:Great. Skype is down. by riffraff on Thursday December 23, 2010 @04:16AM (#2033976)
but it's not so necessary anymore. If my home line is down (which can happen since it's over ip), with a simple power outage, I can still call with my mobile. If my mobile is out of battery I can call with my girlfriend's mobile. Then the neighbours.

We have highly redundant communication systems compared to when landlines were the only option and SPOF in the building.

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Re:Great. Skype is down. by piramida on Thursday December 23, 2010 @07:21AM (#2034209)
If your home line is down and nearby cell stations are not operational, then what? Pigeons? :)
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Re:Great. Skype is down. by riffraff on Thursday December 23, 2010 @10:52AM (#2034706)
It depends: what is the occasion in which the power grid goes down (or your IP carrier is down) and multiple mobile operators are down? Let's say: flooding, earthquake, riots, evil government shutting down telcos.

Then there is a high chance that also my land line would be down.

Thinking of it, I must get some homing pigeons _now_ ;)

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