@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoCenturyLink left 86-year-old woman with no Internet service for a montharstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1268cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1268external-linkCenturyLink left 86-year-old woman with no Internet service for a montharstechnica.com@fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square30fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareDosDudelinkfedilinkEnglish60•2 years agoI love the stock image of an ethernet cable with only phone capabilities having continuity. Good choice from whoever made that decision.
minus-square@reallynotnick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish15•2 years agoFor a 2-line connection yes, but single line is just 1 pair.
minus-squareDosDudelinkfedilinkEnglish8•2 years agoPhone lines usually have 4 leads. Only blue/blue-white are used for the actual connection, orange/orange-white are often not connected.
minus-square@somedaysoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-22 years agoExcept according to the article, her phone service wasn’t POTS but VOIP so it was also down.
I love the stock image of an ethernet cable with only phone capabilities having continuity. Good choice from whoever made that decision.
Don’t you need 2 pairs for phone
For a 2-line connection yes, but single line is just 1 pair.
Phone lines usually have 4 leads. Only blue/blue-white are used for the actual connection, orange/orange-white are often not connected.
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Except according to the article, her phone service wasn’t POTS but VOIP so it was also down.