Copper Phone Lines Vs Fiber Optic, Which Is Better?

[w3qx at hatfield.com]

It's regulatory policy.   Again it would surprise if there are not a 
few people on this list who are not only much more knowledgeable 
about that but also current.

And it will be different for different people.  Personally, waiting 
is better for now, for the short run.  For Richard, maybe not.

For the long run, as you know, copper will be sunset.

(Which reminds me of John Maynard Keynes, but that's another topic.)

William


At 10:39 PM -0400 9/26/15, Rob Seastrom wrote:
>OK, I'll bite...  is there something like Straight Key Night that I'll
>lose out on if I don't have copper pairs to the house?  Steampunk points?
>
>-r
>
>w3qx at hatfield.com writes:
>
>>  Foolish to avoid FIOS?  Today?  No.  Not foolish at all.  As I'm sure
>>  others here who know more than I will explain its not just technical
>>  question copper v. fiber optic.
>>
>>
>>  William W3QX
>>
>>  At 8:47 PM -0400 9/26/15, Richard Demaret wrote:
>>>Greetings Everyone,
>>>
>>>  As all of you know Verizon has been pushing FIOS very hard for some
>>>  time.
>>>
>>>I still have copper lines and want to keep them.
>>>
>>>Am I being foolish, or should I go to FIOS?
>>>
>>>Best Wishes
>>>
>>>Richard  KI4KXJ
>>  [...]
>>
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