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Kilgore

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7. That makes no sense

Reply to quaint (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 08:25 PM

Nov 27

The legacy copper is, and should go away. There are much better technologies like cellular, wide area wifi and fiber.

For example, the copper lines in my neighborhood don't work. According to a lineman acquaintance, there hasn't been a subscriber for years and the phone company just stopped doing maintenance and fixing things. Everyone went to cable or one of the three wireless providers.

Instead of subsidizing buggy whips, the funds should subsidize fiber or wireless.

Probably not a popular opinion so, let the flames begin!!

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Copper thieves cut off this SoCal suburb's phones for months and the bills kept coming [View all] Zorro Nov 27 OP

LA Times used to be a great paper. Toughest paywall ever. Try this link ... marble falls Nov 27 #1

Always check the archive. ... littlemissmartypants Nov 27 #2

Landlines? Kilgore Nov 27 #3

Why? quaint Nov 27 #4

That makes no sense Kilgore Nov 27 #7

Most of the people I am referring to live in very rural areas and subsist on Social Security. quaint Nov 28 #8

No, just experience Kilgore Nov 29 #10

Wow, you seem to believe the people I'm referring to would be better off without any outside communication. quaint Nov 30 #12

Nope Kilgore Nov 30 #13

huh? IbogaProject Nov 29 #9

Actually copper regulation is beginning to going away Kilgore Nov 29 #11

"where other services are available" quaint Dec 1 #15

We get our internet through a copper wire pair, since 1998. hunter Dec 1 #14

Copper thieves and corporate thieves. Sneederbunk Nov 27 #5

Crapitalism. Nuf said? GreenWave Nov 27 #6

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