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[Vamps]

No landline phones and many without Internet connection in our village, apparently due to a rather large cable theft a couple of miles away..........

Can live without the phone, and have the Internet so fine here.......... 

[Broomies Mate]

What on earth is a 'Landline' phone? 

[Varche]

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.

[PhilRich]

I've still got a set of Semaphore Flags in the shed if needed Mike

[Vamps]

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.......

[Vamps]

I've still got a set of Semaphore Flags in the shed if needed Mike

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

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....

[Rods2]

Do you want to buy some copper cable mush. 

[Andy B]

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Before my time Phil,  ......

Yeh! As if ........   

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

[Varche]

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)

[Vamps]

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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......

[Andy B]

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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......

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. 

[PhilRich]

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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......

[/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

[biggriffin]

Soon they'll nick the copper wire then ask "do you want us to tarmac over the hole mr"

[Vamps]

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..............

[Varche]

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..............

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.