BS. Come to my house and see the 12 pairs of copper still in place right next to the FIOS.
The installers were perfectly happy to mount the ONT inside for me, and the battery is a totally standard item and trivial to replace.
15/2 with 5 static IPs for $95/month. It's been 100% reliable in the 16 months I've had it, never a noticeable slow-down.
I dearly wish I could get it at my office, where I pay Comcast $95/month for 8/1 which works kinda sorta most of the time.
Trans-Atlantic flights are often 90 minutes of flying time from a suitable runway. Trans-Pacific flights can be 3 hours or more of flying time from a suitable runway. Needless to say, airlines cannot glide with no power for hours.
Air Canada Flight 143 (see http://www.wadenelson.com/gimli.html) was estimated to have a glide ratio of 11:1 with both engines windmilling. So from 40,000 ft, the maximum glide distance would have been about 100km. Sink rate was estimated at 2000 ft/sec meaning with all engines out, you will be visiting some destination at sea level within about 20 minutes.
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BS. Come to my house and see the 12 pairs of copper still in place right next to the FIOS. The installers were perfectly happy to mount the ONT inside for me, and the battery is a totally standard item and trivial to replace. 15/2 with 5 static IPs for $95/month. It's been 100% reliable in the 16 months I've had it, never a noticeable slow-down. I dearly wish I could get it at my office, where I pay Comcast $95/month for 8/1 which works kinda sorta most of the time.
Trans-Atlantic flights are often 90 minutes of flying time from a suitable runway. Trans-Pacific flights can be 3 hours or more of flying time from a suitable runway. Needless to say, airlines cannot glide with no power for hours. Air Canada Flight 143 (see http://www.wadenelson.com/gimli.html) was estimated to have a glide ratio of 11:1 with both engines windmilling. So from 40,000 ft, the maximum glide distance would have been about 100km. Sink rate was estimated at 2000 ft/sec meaning with all engines out, you will be visiting some destination at sea level within about 20 minutes.