RE: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband

[Skywing <Skywing () valhallalegends com>]

And how many of them also have a "cable/DSL wireless router" thingie plugged into the wall in between?

(Sure, you can unplug it -- if you know to do that, without being able to phone anyone to be told to do so...)

- S

-----Original Message-----
From: Marshall Eubanks <tme () americafree tv>
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 12:36
To: Luke Marrott <luke.marrott () gmail com>
Cc: nanog () nanog org <nanog () nanog org>
Subject: Re: FCCs RFC for the Definition of Broadband


On Aug 28, 2009, at 3:17 PM, Luke Marrott wrote:

> One thing that I think service providers take into account is that
> while
> many people still have phones that do not have their own power source,
> battery backups for home computers aren't that common as a general
> rule.
> There is no need to have battery backup for internet services if the
> computer doesn't have power.

Most people I know use laptops as their primary computers. These most
definitely have battery backup.

Regards
Marshall

> :Luke
>
> On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Walter Keen <walter.keen () rainierconnect net
> > wrote:
>
> >  I agree, while the majority of government and service providers have
> >  the opinion that POTS is a lifeline service, and ethernet is not, I
> >  disagree.  I know the service provider I work for is starting to
> > change
> >  their views on this, but it will take time for the general
> > populous of
> >  managers, etc throughout the nation to realize this.
> >  William Herrin wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Carlos Alcantar[1]<carlos () race com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > The dropping of internet is done on purpose to preserve the battery
> > for
> > the pots when ac power is lost.  This is an actual setting in just
> > about
> > all manufacturers of ftth equipment.  You'll probably have a hard
> > time
> > to get them to change the profile on the equipment tho but it is
> > possible.
> >
> > Hi Carlos,
> >
> > I realize why it's done. I merely point out that there are common
> > configurations in which the having the FTTH NID power the POTS
> > circuitry and drop the Internet circuitry is exactly the opposite of
> > correct. Where instead of preserving access to emergency responders,
> > it is intentionally designed to cut that access.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Bill Herrin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> >
> > Walter Keen
> > Network Technician
> > Rainier Connect
> > (o) 360-832-4024
> > (c) 253-302-0194
> >
> > References
> >
> >  1. mailto:carlos () race com
>
>
>
> --
> :Luke Marrott