john davidson 1 Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 (edited) 8 hours ago, Basil said: I have tried that; they say 'Well you have a mobile phone so you are not without a phone' Bas yes but if the power is off so is the mobile mast, however some appear to have generators at the foot of the mast, so perhaps not. Edited July 26 by john davidson 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 1 hour ago, Basil said: Pat, what do you mean, other that for charging a mobile is a stand alone.?????? Bas It's only "stand alone" when the battery is charged. For a lot of people, especially the ones most likely to need it for other than purely social convenience, mains charging is the only way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMc Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 3 hours ago, EvilC57 said: Er, not sure that we are. But this ‘progress’ is imposed upon us by those in charge, who think they know best. Actually it's been imposed on us by the majority of users through demand driven economics - same as the model aeroplane market. It's a worldwide change only partialy held in check either directlly by government or by national (but government appointed) regulator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Engine Doctor Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Mobiles instead of land lines are great when you live in a area with a useable signal. Try it in an area like ours where a mobile all but a paper weight until you get a mile or so out of the village. They are even rubbish when used on wifi. We even have our own new mast to improve signal erected 6 months ago and still waiting for a power and optic fibre connection before it can work . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 - Moderator Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Pretty much the same here only no signal, no fiber. Said we will have fiber by the end of the year. We shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted July 26 Author Share Posted July 26 2 hours ago, Frank Skilbeck said: Interestingly a broadband router uses around 5-10 watts, So I suppose at 10 watts for 24 hours day for 366 days year that means that for anyone who has a landline and does not need broadband they must in future pay about £22 year extra for electricity to power the previously unnecessary router! Not a lot of people would know that........ and it's not as 'Green' as the old landine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Being realistic, although those figures may be correct, the vast majority of homes will have routers anyway so the environmental impact will be limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 3 hours ago, Frank Skilbeck said: So maybe the back up position is to provide those that need it a back up mobile phone and have the landline divert to that. AFAIK it is so that personal alarms which rely on the internet continue to work... and security systems that function similarly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted July 26 Share Posted July 26 Sorry, I meant reliant on telephony.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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