Cooper Phone Lines Vs Fiber Optic & My Experience With Verizon

[w3qx at hatfield.com]

Rob,

At 4:46 PM -0400 9/28/15, Rob Seastrom wrote:

>Richard Demaret <ric.demaret at gmail.com> writes:
>
>  [...]phone's
>  > signal is not encrypted it would be unsafe for sensitive financial
>  > transactions either by voice or via the Internet.
>  [...]
>
>Long story short, the calls are encrypted from the standpoint of
>anyone who has access to the outside plant, which is a lot better than
>you can say for traditional copper pairs.  POTS is absolutely not safe
>for sensitive discussions.  I don't do it and neither should you.
>
>[...]

Is DSL absolutely not safe if done over POTS, whether telco modem is 
at a node or (DSLAM) in the local office?

William

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