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Subject: Re: Screening Calls Date: Wed Jul 29 2020 11:53 pm
From: Nancy Backus To: Barry Martin

-=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 07-Jul-2020 09:51 <=-
 -=> NANCY BACKUS wrote to DARYL STOUT <=-
 
 NB>> Our landline is part of a package deal with our DSL... but
 NB>> otherwise is plain vanilla... and still analog... If the power
 NB>> goes out, our wired extensions still work fine.... :)
 BM> Back when cordless phones were becoming more popular some people were
 BM> replacing all of their corded phones with cordless -- no problem until
 BM> the power failed!  No power for the cordless phones, effectively no
 BM> phone service!  We sold one model (Panasonic?) that did have a battery
 BM> backup -- not too expensive but cheaper to keep at least one wired
 BM> phone.

We always have had at least one wired phone for emergencies... Richard
figured that out from the beginning... ;)  The kitchen phone has always
been wired... :)

ttyl          neb

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