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To: Blueflag
Phones still working. the phones still worked because they run off of dc and the offices that feed your phone line have huge banks of batteries as well as generator backup for situations like this
149 posted on 08/14/2003 1:37:23 PM PDT by paladinkc (release the inmates and lock me up so they can pay for my vacation! Let them see how they like it!)
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To: paladinkc
"Phones still working. the phones still worked because they run off of dc and the offices that feed your phone line have huge banks of batteries as well as generator backup for situations like this"

We lost power AND phone service AND cell phone service about 4:15 south of Detroit. Got nothing but a weird busy signal (not the usual busy signal) for 20 minutes with both regular & cell phones. I thought someone took down the Sprint tower about a quartere mile from my house & that in turn took down phone & electrical lines. Not the case.

Any idea why we lost ALL power, regular, & cell phone service?

Regular phones work now, but cell phone circuits are overloaded & still no power, probably not til tomorrow at the earliest.

Local ABC & CBC from Windsor are both off the air.
1,320 posted on 08/14/2003 3:34:45 PM PDT by MIsunshine
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