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On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 10:23 +1000, Robert Hudson wrote:
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On 9 September 2013 10:15, Noel Butler <<A HREF="mailto:noel.butler@ausics.net">noel.butler@ausics.net</A>> wrote:
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So, your landlines die after an hour of power outage now? find that hard to believe... sniff sniff, yes, troll day appears to have come early this week..<BR>
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To be fair, many people with cordless phones (and there are lots) would start having issues pretty quickly into a power outage. Sure, a corded phone may still work, but many people don't have them.
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thats there problem, you can buy cheap wired sets for 10 bucks from places like Sams warehouse<BR>
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and as for portable, how many old folk (70/80+) run around living on their mobiles. SFA thats how many. <BR>
just because the average person and their inner circles here live on the things, dont assume the rest of the population does as well.<BR>
and the elderly are the MOST and highest "at risk" from this change.
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My 88yo grandmother has a mobile phone that she answers more regularly than she answers her landline (which, FYI, has a cordless phone connected to it). I'd suggest assumptions are bad no matter who's argument they're supporting. :)
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Maybe so, my dad who's approaching 80 also has one,mum does not, and does not want one either, but none of his, or mum's friends do have one. I would expect people related to technical people may, but don't go assuming they all do, if I went up to the RSL on a packet out Saturday arvo and held a vote I'd be betting maybe only 10/20 might have one.<BR>
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