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In article <460d13ff$0$28134$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
	"OCSDFW" <ocsdfw@yahoo.com> writes:
> Oh, and  Time Warner just sent me a letter saying that I am still on the 
> Comcast digital phone system and I need to switch to there service which is 
> FIOS I think or pick another phone provider.  I am not thrilled about going 
> to FIOS for phones.  Seen to many problems with friends and families that 
> switch over.

Time Warner's phone is the same setup as your Comcast, VoIP, otherwise
known as phone over the Internet where your voice is sent as packets
as all other Internet data. VoIP dies when the power dies since the
cable system is not battery backed up.

FiOS is Verizon's Fiber Optic to the Home service which is different.
It does not us the Internet, it's a direct digital connection from
your house to Verizon. It will still work for many hours when the
power goes out because the system has battery backup.

Anod often VoIP does not have 911 while FiOS always does.