[OldPossum]

#11: If you switched your phone to fiber-optic service, your landline phone will only work for a few hours after power goes out. A decade ago, the phone system supplied its own power over the phone line. Now, with fiber, it relies on a rechargeable battery in your basement, which will only last a few hours.

Because of this situation I have an old style, hard-wired phone in my house. It keeps on going when the power goes out.

[PapaBear3625]

Because of this situation I have an old style, hard-wired phone in my house. It keeps on going when the power goes out.

I have an old-style hard-wired phone to supplement my cordless phones. It still died after a few hours.

Before fiber, the copper phone lines carried power as well as signal. With the switch over to fiber, this is no longer the case.

[bgill]

Because of this situation I have an old style, hard-wired phone in my house. It keeps on going when the power goes out.

The budget would eased quite a bit if we didn't have to have backups to the phone but out here it's hard to get a cell signal so we have to have land lines. Only one phone is still the old kind. Cable goes down way too often as does the internet so in an emergency, it's a toss up if anything is working but at least we have several options. That's why I don't like bundling.