[clug] Residential VOIP discussion, was Skype on Ubuntu

[Eric McCreath]

David Symons wrote:

> ... which matches our experience.  When household or neighbourhood 
> electricity supply is interrupted our TransACT phone line continues to 
> work.  Something of the scale of the January 2003 bushfire aftermath 
> is another matter.
>
> Cheers, Dave.
>
After power went out during the 2003 bushfire our TransACT phone worked
for about 4 hours and then went dead.

All the best,
Eric