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Ogden Phone Outage
Once again my copper line is down. Checked your service outage site. No mention of phone service ,just Internet and TV service. Telus doesn't give a damm about copper line phone service. I'm sure...
Nighthawk
Community Power User
Community Power UserConsidering that phone, internet and TV all share those same copper lines in Ogden, your assumption would be incorrect.
You make a valid point about sharing the same copper lines for all services for those of us without fibre lines.
I'm not even sure if that's available in Ogden/Lynwood area.
However I wonder if when the red/green wires are reconnected, all services magically
start working at the same time.
Or if some re-booting /setup of equipment is required.
Given the complexity of todays equipment I would think this would be a requirement after
shutting down power/equipment for extended servicing and safety requirements.
After all its not like times gone by when all you had was a simple phone connected to your copper line.
No sharing of services back then.
Until we get fibre its like putting all your eggs in one basket.
The cost for older areas being a factor.
Less work splicing several fibre lines than tens or hundreds of small wires.
Not too much scrap value in fibre.
Yes we need to increase the penalty for thieves who disrupt essential services.
Fingers tired now ,must rest.
PS
A shorter version of my long winded reply would have been.
I am pretty sure the last thing "returned to service" during the previous two outages was the copper line phone.
