From: bashley101@gmail.com   
      
   On 4/9/23 8:47 PM, Xeno wrote:   
   > On 10/4/2023 12:00 pm, AK wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> There's a lot to be said for a redundant separate system.   
   >>> It's a travesty that the copper lines are being removed.   
   >   
   > The copper wires are not being *removed* per se. They are being   
   > disconnected and made redundant however. The NBN was installed in my   
   > area in 2013 and my land line is now connected to that. The NBN was   
   > disconnected at that time and, a few years later, everyone in the area   
   > was given the option of fibre or nothing. So, yes, the copper is still   
   > there but it doesn't do a lot - except corrode away.   
      
   Our lines were put underground a few decades ago, so the copper isn't   
   all that old.  Still, when AT&T ran fiber they pulled out their old   
   copper and it looked really ratty.  So now we have a choice of cable   
   internet ($40 for 300/20) or AT&Tfiber (was $40 for gigabit up/down;  no   
   idea what it will be when Charter ups its price).  VOIP for $6/month   
   with Ooma.   
      
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   Cheers, Bev   
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       saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem   
       sort itself out.   
      
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