Moose,
Our municipal utility provider won approval to install a fiber optic system
here, and I was a beta tester when they reached our neighborhood. I liked
it, and still use it, receiving telephone, HDTV, and internet services. I
gave up my AT&T service and cable, and save about $80 a month by combining
it all in one package. I do use a separate mobile phone provider, to avoid
some common calamity.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 3:43 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] An OT gadget of possible interest
> Chris Barker wrote:
>> That might be a big "if", Moose, but I wish you luck; it seems like a
>> good idea.
>>
>
> That's where user reviews are useful. they report on tha actuality of
> using this stuff. Thre are actually a couple of competing solutions. One
> is the same box with a different name, one only sold by the maker and
> with no reviews and the other some sort of Panasonic combo with cordless
> phones.
>
> This one is the one with good user reviews, including a couple who tried
> another and ended up happy with this one. So sure, there's a risk, but I
> can always send it back if it isn't good. I won't be canceling the
> landline until we've tried it out.
>
>> You can't use a landline telephone number with a mobile, in the UK,
>
> Here, most telephone numbers are transferable, called "portable" here.
> It was a political victory for consumer advocates.
>
>> and most homes rely on the landline for their broadband.
>>
>
> The two come over the same wires, but may be separate for operational
> and billing purposes. I could drop the telephone service and keep DSL.
>
> Again, consumer advocates managed to force several provisions through
> that providers didn't much like. Of course, it may cut both ways. My
> cell provider benefits from my ability to take my long time home # with
> me, but they are also a major landline provider in other areas, where
> they may find customers moving because it's relatively easy.
>
> Cable companies are major broadband providers in much, if not most of
> the US. The "phone company" here will eventually run new, probably
> optical, wiring into my area and will then offer both real high speed
> internet access, but video services in competition with the cable
> company. But I've been waiting a long time with no schedule.
>
> It's all cyclical. A predecessor cable company was at first the only
> broadband provider where I live. Then DSL became available while cable
> didn't increase capacity to keep up with traffic and things slowed down,
> so I switched to the then superior DSL. Two owners later, cable has run
> optical fiber here and has much faster service, according to a neighbor,
> as well as their ads.
>
> Moose
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