[RTC List] Cell phone service and fiber cable

[Keri Raphael]

A less mysterious circumstance:  Our Verizon phones went down suddenly this morning.  We have 2 lines in our home and one came back up several hours before the other did.  The one I use as backup to my satellite service (of course) was the one not to come back as quickly.  The satellite is still down and the weather is quite fine.
Keri

Keri Raphael <keriraphael at yahoo.com> wrote: That's what I found last time the fiber went down also.  Because I live in the 530 area code I have everyone in my cell phone saved with area code.  I had no trouble with my cell phone last time but my (Edge) service cell phone screen stated it was on roam, in Eureka.
Keri again
On dialup, no satellite service

Tina Nerat <tina at neratech.net> wrote:        v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}                     We were driving back from SF yesterday. Gregg Foster had warned me in a voice mail about service issues, and sure enough, we saw ATT  bucket trucks next to a burned building north of Willits. 
   
  Remember, most of the cell phone companies must use ATT to backhaul their traffic out of here to their switches and networks. I have Edge and found that it worked here locally only if I put in the area code – I got errors every time when dialing just the local 7 digit number. Tina
   
      
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  From: list-bounces at redwoodtech.org [mailto:list-bounces at redwoodtech.org] On Behalf Of David C. Thewlis
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 Subject: [RTC List] Cell phone service and fiber cable
  
   
  It is pretty clear why the fiber going out would kill internet and long distance service, and why it would kill long distance service even via cell phones.  What isn't clear to me right now is why at least Edge Wireless's service is out completely - the local cells appear to be off the air.  I could hypothesize but would prefer facts - does anyone on the list know?
 
 Dave Thewlis
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