The Verizon Fios system plugs into house AC. This was recently in the
local news. There have been some complaints that in some cases,
installers took short cuts and the systems may not be properly grounded.
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Jim Nichols wrote:
> That solves the problem. I assume that the battery is maintained at full
> capacity by some sort of automatic charger.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rand E" <rtomcala@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 11:29 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: e330 question
>
>
>> attached to the interface box is a rechargeable battery which gives you
>> about 12 hours phone service to any WIRED phone in your house.
>> (cordless phones require house current)
>>
>> Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Jez,
>>>
>>> Thanks for confirming what I suspected to be the case. The only down
>>> side
>>> that I see is that, when winter ice storms hit and the electric power is
>>> interrupted, with the AT&T lines, we still have phone service, powered by
>>> the copper phone line. Using house power, there will be no phone
>>> service.
>>> Behind my house there is a power line fuse that powers our block and
>>> several
>>> others. When squirrels or limbs short the line and blow the fuse link, I
>>> guess I will have to resort to my cell phone to report the outage.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Jez Cunningham" <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 4:34 AM
>>> Subject: [OM] Re: e330 question
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Jim Nichols
>>>> <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>>> I read today that some
>>>> installations use a home interface box that picks up power from the
>>>> house
>>>> power system to power ringers, etc, so maybe my worries are for naught.
>>>>
>>>> Jim,
>>>>
>>>> For sure the fiber will be terminated in a powered box - it will have an
>>>> RJ11 phone jack on it (and a load of other sockets) just like a cable
>>>> modem,
>>>> and your current phone should work fine.
>>>>
>>>> br
>>>> jez
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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