29 Aug
2025
29 Aug
'25
5:33 p.m.
On 8/29/25 17:18, o1bigtenor via Talk wrote:
One possible advantage that a copper phone line has is that such is run on a separate power system (I believe its 48V and they have serious battery back up). This means that in a serious power outage it is possible to still have telephone access.
Don't bet on that. The old twisted pair back to the CO POTS line is fading fast. Both Bell and Rogers run fibre to a node in the neighbourhood. Both Bell and Rogers also offer fibre to the home, where available. With service these days, your POTS line is likely VoIP over fibre, at least most of the way.