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Title: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Vamps on 31 July 2013, 22:12:09
No landline phones and many without Internet connection in our village, apparently due to a rather large cable theft a couple of miles away.......... :-X :-X

Can live without the phone, and have the Internet so fine here..........  :y :y
Title: Re: Village cut of from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Broomies Mate on 31 July 2013, 22:14:09
What on earth is a 'Landline' phone?  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Varche on 31 July 2013, 22:24:01
I wouldn't know. Our village has about 70 houses. None have landline phones or copper Internet or fibre for that matter. Never have and never will.

Very common in rural Spain.
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: PhilRich on 31 July 2013, 22:30:53
I've still got a set of Semaphore Flags in the shed if needed Mike ;D ;)
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Vamps on 31 July 2013, 22:32:16
I don't understand why we can have no phone but have Internet, initially, when swmbo reported it the test suggested it was a fault at the house....... ::) ::)
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Vamps on 31 July 2013, 22:34:31
I've still got a set of Semaphore Flags in the shed if needed Mike ;D ;)

Before my time Phil, I will stick to a signal lamp thanks, got one in the garage somewhere.......... :P :P

Actually did make some years ago when I was an Akela for use at a camp, did know the alphabet at one time, but that was a while a go.... ;D ;D
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Rods2 on 31 July 2013, 22:41:36
Do you want to buy some copper cable mush.  ::) :o :o :o
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Andy B on 31 July 2013, 22:45:49
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Before my time Phil,  ......

Yeh! As if ........   ::)

they hoisted main engines when you were in the Mob didn't they!?  ::) ::) ::) ::)  ;)
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Varche on 31 July 2013, 22:47:13
I don't understand why we can have no phone but have Internet, initially, when swmbo reported it the test suggested it was a fault at the house....... ::) ::)

Might be as phone/Internet isn't 100% integrated yet in Britain that the cable theft only affects the phone infrastructure from your exchange back to the node (head office)
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Vamps on 31 July 2013, 22:54:44
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Before my time Phil,  ......

Yeh! As if ........   ::)

they hoisted main engines when you were in the Mob didn't they!?  ::) ::) ::) ::)  ;)

He is talking semaphore not signal flags Andy.........like the letter 'O' on a signal flag...... :y :y
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Andy B on 31 July 2013, 23:07:00
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Before my time Phil,  ......

Yeh! As if ........   ::)

they hoisted main engines when you were in the Mob didn't they!?  ::) ::) ::) ::)  ;)

He is talking semaphore not signal flags Andy.........like the letter 'O' on a signal flag...... :y :y

I know!  ::) ::)

I'm sure I've only seem lamps used for Morse code used once ...... out in the Gulf (when Iran & Iran were at each other's throat) when they wanted the message to be on the QT ...... not that I could read it though.  ;) ;)
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: PhilRich on 01 August 2013, 08:21:08
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Before my time Phil,  ......

Yeh! As if ........   ::)

they hoisted main engines when you were in the Mob didn't they!?  ::) ::) ::) ::)  ;)

He is talking semaphore not signal flags Andy.........like the letter 'O' on a signal flag...... :y :y
[/highlight]I know!  ::) ::)

I'm sure I've only seem lamps used for Morse code used once ...... out in the Gulf (when Iran & Iran were at each other's throat) when they wanted the message to be on the QT ...... not that I could read it though.  ;) ;)








I think that one flew right by him Andy, must be his age ;D ;)
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: biggriffin on 01 August 2013, 08:49:06
Soon they'll nick the copper wire then ask "do you want us to tarmac over the hole mr" ;D
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Vamps on 01 August 2013, 21:22:50
Emails from BT today suggesting could be 6th August before phones / Internet back on, fortunately our Internet is ok, but what about those that can not receive cos their access is down...... ::) ::) ::)

OK a couple of the emails were autoresponse but we actually got one to say that they had been trying to phone us.............. ::) ::) :-X
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Varche on 01 August 2013, 21:42:30
Emails from BT today suggesting could be 6th August before phones / Internet back on, fortunately our Internet is ok, but what about those that can not receive cos their access is down...... ::) ::) ::)

OK a couple of the emails were autoresponse but we actually got one to say that they had been trying to phone us.............. ::) ::) :-X

They just get on with their lives? Watch TV, talk, play cards, go for a walk. It isn't BT's fault. If there is an emergency a neighbour will have a mobile phone. Hopefully younger folk will be checking on elderly folk living on their own. In fact hopefully they will be doing that anyway cable theft or no cable theft.
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: TheBoy on 01 August 2013, 21:46:01
You may find, no matter how annoying it is that the wankstain pikeys have nicked the cable, it may bring the local community closer, as has happened in other areas.
Title: Re: Village cut off from technology, well most of it..............
Post by: Vamps on 01 August 2013, 21:47:31
Emails from BT today suggesting could be 6th August before phones / Internet back on, fortunately our Internet is ok, but what about those that can not receive cos their access is down...... ::) ::) ::)

OK a couple of the emails were autoresponse but we actually got one to say that they had been trying to phone us.............. ::) ::) :-X

They just get on with their lives? Watch TV, talk, play cards, go for a walk. It isn't BT's fault. If there is an emergency a neighbour will have a mobile phone. Hopefully younger folk will be checking on elderly folk living on their own. In fact hopefully they will be doing that anyway cable theft or no cable theft.

Yes, pretty much that kind of village, same in the bad weather, we tell next door when we are going shopping and they tell us what they want.... ;) ;) Have noticed a deterioration in his health last couple of years and many more visits from their children, who must be helping with the shopping cos they get it delivered now from Asda...... ;) ;) :y