How 20 mbps Internet can be slower than 8 mbps

Re:How 20 mbps Internet can be slower than 8 mbps by biohacker42 on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @03:08PM (#464560)

The Verizon fios phone service also dies if the electricity goes out.

Old fashioned land lines often continue to work when the power is out.

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Re:How 20 mbps Internet can be slower than 8 mbps by jonknee on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @04:19PM (#464709)

Only if the power goes out for an extended time, there is a battery backup. Not that it's a big deal, home phones are dying off rapidly.

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Re:How 20 mbps Internet can be slower than 8 mbps by electromagnetic on Wednesday February 04, 2009 @03:03AM (#465430)

Wired home phones, which do survive without the power, are extinct. I think we have 1 in the house and no one is exactly sure where. It'd be less effort to rip the computer out of the UPS and plug the cordless' station in.

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Re:How 20 mbps Internet can be slower than 8 mbps by Zev on Tuesday February 03, 2009 @07:10PM (#465012)

The Verizon fios phone service also dies if the electricity goes out.

Only if the power is out for > 8 hours or so. If you're without electricity that long, phone service might not be the biggest thing to consider (food that may go bad, for example is more important)

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Re:How 20 mbps Internet can be slower than 8 mbps by biohacker42 on Wednesday February 04, 2009 @11:10AM (#465895)

Tell me all about it, while I remember the most recent north east ice storm.

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