Copper Phone Lines Vs Fiber Optic, Which Is Better?

[Will Russell]

The FIOS battery is only good for limited time after a power failure, and then you lose voice telephone.  No such problem with POTS on copper.  Other ways to solve it could be - have a spare battery (and keep it charged somehow), have an emergency generator with plenty of fuel, or use some other means to communicate.

Will

> On Sep 26, 2015, at 10:20 PM, Rob Seastrom <rs at seastrom.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Richard Demaret <ric.demaret at gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> 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?
> 
> Back when DSL over UNEs was (a) mandated by law, and (b) a viable
> technology generally for delivering "reasonable speed broadband" in a
> contemporary context, I completely sympathized with this sentiment.
> 
> But time's moved on - the 2010 4/1 standard for "broadband" was
> attainable under favorable conditions with DSL, while the 2015 25/3
> standard is only rarely attainable via VDSL[2], lucky breaks on plant
> maintenance, and proximity to the CO or remote equipment.
> 
> This is my set-up for the question - what problem are you solving by
> keeping copper?
> 
> -r
> 
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