[AusNOG] GoodBye NBN

[Peter Betyounan]

Again planning for the older generation not the current or next, it's like
saying hey lets stop building more advance cars with parking assist, GPS,
reverse parking sensors, fancy alarms because the older generation don't
have the technical skills for them.


Regards, *
Peter Betyounan*

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Noel Butler <noel.butler at ausics.net> wrote:

> **
> On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 10:23 +1000, Robert Hudson wrote:
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> On 9 September 2013 10:15, Noel Butler <noel.butler at ausics.net> 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..
>
>
>
>  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.
>
>
>  thats there problem, you can buy cheap wired sets for 10 bucks from
> places like Sams warehouse
>
>
>
>  and as for portable, how many old folk (70/80+) run around living on
> their mobiles. SFA thats how many.
> just because the average person and their inner circles here live on the
> things, dont assume the rest of the population does as well.
> and the elderly are the MOST and highest "at risk"   from this change.
>
>
>
>  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.
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