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Originally Posted by mikester
Having been a cable installer you should realize that the cable system is a "best effort" infrastructure while the phone system is a redundant 99.999% regulated uptime system.
You can say you will use your cell for 911 but that, at least for the moment, goes to the highway patrol - which then has to route your call to the correct location.
I will never get rid of my basic telco service having worked for TWC in the past and having a knowledge of their infrastructure and the workings of VoIP. I would not suggest anyone to depend on it in an emergency.
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I agree.
Comcast offers the same $99 deal here but I am reluctant to get all three with them. I am a Comncast Broadband/Cable tv subscriber. I have noticed that on occasion, one or both of my servicves will stop working for a while. My Qwest phone always has had a dial tone (even whnen the power went out.
I doubt Comcast will do anything to guarantee me 99.999% uptime. Plus, about 10 years ago, when my cable was out for a week, they would not even give me a credit for the interupted service.