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Re:Why are new devices dependent on the Internet but made wi... by abruzzi on Monday December 14, 2020 @02:34PM (#25422106)
heck, POTS line phones can even function with a power loss since they derive their power from the phone line (unless you have a POTS line phone like a cordless where it has to charge a battery and operate a 900mhz connection to the handset.)
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Re:Why are new devices dependent on the Internet but made wi... by vanilla_nut on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:58PM (#25426466)
As someone who grew up in a town with frequent winter storms that caused power outages, my family's POTS rotary phone was very handy during blackouts.
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