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<blockquote data-quote="LittleDudesMom" data-source="post: 333439" data-attributes="member: 805"><p>I have the "triple play" with the cable company - cable, tv and phone. I can tell you that when the power goes out, so does the phone! Used to be that I could plug in an old rotary phone when the power was out and have a phone. Because the converter box that the cable company installs runs on power - you are out of luck. </p><p> </p><p>I have a secrurity system and it's battery back up is 36 hours. So if my power is out longer than 36 hours, I'm out of luck. The cable company says that the box has a 12 hour battery so you don't loose your phone when the power goes out, but it's more like 30 minutes.</p><p> </p><p>I was going to get the dish, but they can't attach it to a clay barrel tile roof, too much interference in the backyard so they said they would put it on a pole in my front yard...don't think so....went with cable. I'm pleased with the service itself, it's the power outages that concern me. I will investigate again when my contract expires in 6 months.</p><p> </p><p>Sharon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleDudesMom, post: 333439, member: 805"] I have the "triple play" with the cable company - cable, tv and phone. I can tell you that when the power goes out, so does the phone! Used to be that I could plug in an old rotary phone when the power was out and have a phone. Because the converter box that the cable company installs runs on power - you are out of luck. I have a secrurity system and it's battery back up is 36 hours. So if my power is out longer than 36 hours, I'm out of luck. The cable company says that the box has a 12 hour battery so you don't loose your phone when the power goes out, but it's more like 30 minutes. I was going to get the dish, but they can't attach it to a clay barrel tile roof, too much interference in the backyard so they said they would put it on a pole in my front yard...don't think so....went with cable. I'm pleased with the service itself, it's the power outages that concern me. I will investigate again when my contract expires in 6 months. Sharon [/QUOTE]
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