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<DIV>Keri,</DIV>
<DIV>Not necessarily true...<BR>I have satellite and it worked fine for the
Internet, but my email is local and it was not functioning,</DIV>
<DIV>since the ISP was down too.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Doesn't say much for buying local, does it!</DIV>
<DIV>Bob</DIV>
<DIV>===============<BR>Bob Freeman<BR><A title=http://www.btbsoftware.com/
href="http://www.btbsoftware.com">www.btbsoftware.com</A> <BR>PO Box
845<BR>Bayside, Ca 95524-0845</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Phone: 707.825.7649<BR>Fax: 866.381.6887</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=mailto:keriraphael@yahoo.com href="mailto:keriraphael@yahoo.com">Keri
Raphael</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:list@redwoodtech.org
href="mailto:list@redwoodtech.org">list@redwoodtech.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RTC List] Outage outrage</DIV></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>If you folks lived in a satellite or dial-up service only area
like I do you wouldn't have noticed a thing. Except that I tried to access
the Humboldt County Library website and got nowhere. I did notice that
Verizon long distance service was out, but I then used an 800 number and got
right through.<BR>Keri Raphael<BR><BR><B><I>Pat Bitton <<A
title=mailto:pat_bitton@eurestopartners.com
href="mailto:pat_bitton@eurestopartners.com">pat_bitton@eurestopartners.com</A>></I></B>
wrote:
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<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
don't know about others on this list, but I wouldn't have a clue how to set up
or use dial-up now - those brain cells died a dozen years ago
...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>A
second (eastbound) fiber optic line, plus expanded wireless coverage, seems to
me (as a business person - I am not a technologist, I just use the stuff) to
be the only sane solution. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>And
talking of sanity, presumably Caltrans has a map of where the fiber optic line
runs beside 101 - couldn't they share this with their subcontractors? Do these
guys get penalized financially (to an extent that might make them focus a
little more in future) for screwing with our economy and emergency services?
If they are penalized, perhaps that money could go into a fund to provide a
second fiber optic line. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>No,
wait - that would be way too logical ...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Pat
Bitton</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Partner, Euresto Partners Inc</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Sales & Marketing Services for Technology
Startups</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=156433503-11102007><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><A
title=http://www.eurestopartners.com/
href="http://www.eurestopartners.com">www.eurestopartners.com</A></FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> list-bounces@redwoodtech.org
[mailto:list-bounces@redwoodtech.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Michael
Welch<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 10, 2007 8:09 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
list@redwoodtech.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [RTC List] Outage
outrage<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Also, RTC could develop advice and strategies on how to deal with
an outage. For example, how many people are aware that they can use their
phone modems with AT&T if the dsl goes out? Does Suddenlink offer free
dialup for travelers as well? <BR><BR>Madelin Holtkamp wrote at 08:29 AM
10/10/2007:<BR> <BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>Sean Connors e-mail
is the perfect sort of addition to the bundle of surveys that RTC is
gathering. I wish we could survey (maybe through other media driving
folks to a survey site) all the small, non-tech businesses that were
affected by the outage. Id like to hear stories of elders who
couldnt get medicine, children who lost out on some school activity, small
shops that lost sales, etc. Everyone knows that tech businesses are
affected, but it would be useful to illustrate how broad the ripple
is.<BR> <BR>Madelin Holtkamp<BR>Executive Director<BR>RREDC<BR>520 E
Street<BR>Eureka, CA 95501<BR>707-445-9651 <BR>707-445-9652
(fax)<BR><A title=http://www.rredc.com/ href="http://www.rredc.com/"
eudora="autourl">www.rredc.com</A></FONT> </BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>
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<DIV>Michael Welch, volunteer</DIV>
<DIV>Redwood Alliance</DIV>
<DIV>PO Box 293</DIV>
<DIV>Arcata, CA 95518</DIV>
<DIV>707-822-7884</DIV>
<DIV>mwelch@redwoodalliance.org</DIV><A title=http://www.redwoodalliance.org/
href="http://www.redwoodalliance.org/"
eudora="AUTOURL">www.redwoodalliance.org</A>
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