Today Verizon leaves us in the Mud then HP won't enable us. Our IBM processors were too slow for the Macs so they went to Intel. Must be the lack of Snow. I know our maple syrup is still the best!
Orleans/Essex Counties Vermont
BY SETH POWERS And ROBIN SMITH, Staff Writers
- A dump truck hit an aerial fiber-optic cable in Barton Tuesday morning, knocking out most local and all long-distance phone service for 18,000 people in Essex and Orleans counties.
The dump truck was working on a new driveway off Route 5 near Crystal Lake and clipped the line at 8:30 a.m., said Beth Fastiggi, spokeswoman for Verizon.
After the damage, residents were able to dial within their own exchange, but not to neighboring exchanges or long distance.
"People in Island Pond could call people in Island Pond, but not out of their area," Fastiggi said.
Those calling into Essex and Orleans counties found the phones gave a busy signal for hours, as workers attempted to fix the problem.
Phone service was restored by 1:40 p.m., after phone crews spliced a new cable into the damaged line, Fastiggi said.
The damaged line is a connector between seven northern Vermont towns and St. Johnsbury - and then to the rest of the world, Fastiggi said.
For an Island Pond resident to dial out of Island Pond, the resident's call goes through the St. Johnsbury host station, and out to Barton or Boston, depending on where the individual wants to call.
Other affected exchanges were in Albany, Barton, Derby and Derby Line, Morgan, Newport City, Norton, Orleans and Troy, according to Evelyn Bailey, executive director of the Vermont emergency 911 board.
The 911 service worked. However, people in these exchange areas, with the exception of Derby, were unable to reach it, she said Tuesday afternoon.
Derby callers were connected directly to the local state police barracks and its 911 dispatchers. They would never have known that they were not tied into the 911 network, she said.
The damage affected some Internet and cellular phone service as well. Both rely on land lines, depending on the service, Bailey said.
Bailey, as Vermont's emergency 911 contact, and the hospital were contacted by Verizon when the network went down. Vermont State Police and other emergency services are also alerted.
North Country Hospital in Newport City had working e-mail and Internet service all morning, but was limited like everyone else to calls within the city exchange, said Larry Labor, acting chief executive officer.
The hospital internally had no problems after the phone system failure, he said.
Emergency connections with rescue and other crews are radio-based.
Also, there were plenty of cell phones on hand to connect to other health services outside the area.
These kinds of failures are not rare, Bailey said. "It's so common for someone to put a backhoe into the ground without calling Dig Safe."
Anyone preparing to dig is required by law to call the Dig Safe number: 888-344-7233.
With Tuesday's phone system failure in mind, Bailey has two recommendations for local residents:
Along with 911, have the seven-digit number for your local police or fire department handy.
And don't call 911 when there are problems just to see if it is working.
"You'd be surprised how many people can't resist," Bailey said.
Move your detector to 144.3900 MHz. You might have to enable Linux emulation on your FreeBSD boxen to get your feet wet. Plenty of software to sling your packets around town on the APRS network.
Most of the FreeBSD users are on 2.4 GHz using 802.11b on channel 6 forming mesh networks.
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Today Verizon leaves us in the Mud then HP won't enable us. Our IBM processors were too slow for the Macs so they went to Intel. Must be the lack of Snow. I know our maple syrup is still the best!
Orleans/Essex Counties Vermont BY SETH POWERS And ROBIN SMITH, Staff Writers - A dump truck hit an aerial fiber-optic cable in Barton Tuesday morning, knocking out most local and all long-distance phone service for 18,000 people in Essex and Orleans counties. The dump truck was working on a new driveway off Route 5 near Crystal Lake and clipped the line at 8:30 a.m., said Beth Fastiggi, spokeswoman for Verizon. After the damage, residents were able to dial within their own exchange, but not to neighboring exchanges or long distance. "People in Island Pond could call people in Island Pond, but not out of their area," Fastiggi said. Those calling into Essex and Orleans counties found the phones gave a busy signal for hours, as workers attempted to fix the problem. Phone service was restored by 1:40 p.m., after phone crews spliced a new cable into the damaged line, Fastiggi said. The damaged line is a connector between seven northern Vermont towns and St. Johnsbury - and then to the rest of the world, Fastiggi said. For an Island Pond resident to dial out of Island Pond, the resident's call goes through the St. Johnsbury host station, and out to Barton or Boston, depending on where the individual wants to call. Other affected exchanges were in Albany, Barton, Derby and Derby Line, Morgan, Newport City, Norton, Orleans and Troy, according to Evelyn Bailey, executive director of the Vermont emergency 911 board. The 911 service worked. However, people in these exchange areas, with the exception of Derby, were unable to reach it, she said Tuesday afternoon. Derby callers were connected directly to the local state police barracks and its 911 dispatchers. They would never have known that they were not tied into the 911 network, she said. The damage affected some Internet and cellular phone service as well. Both rely on land lines, depending on the service, Bailey said. Bailey, as Vermont's emergency 911 contact, and the hospital were contacted by Verizon when the network went down. Vermont State Police and other emergency services are also alerted. North Country Hospital in Newport City had working e-mail and Internet service all morning, but was limited like everyone else to calls within the city exchange, said Larry Labor, acting chief executive officer. The hospital internally had no problems after the phone system failure, he said. Emergency connections with rescue and other crews are radio-based. Also, there were plenty of cell phones on hand to connect to other health services outside the area. These kinds of failures are not rare, Bailey said. "It's so common for someone to put a backhoe into the ground without calling Dig Safe." Anyone preparing to dig is required by law to call the Dig Safe number: 888-344-7233. With Tuesday's phone system failure in mind, Bailey has two recommendations for local residents: Along with 911, have the seven-digit number for your local police or fire department handy. And don't call 911 when there are problems just to see if it is working. "You'd be surprised how many people can't resist," Bailey said.
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Move your detector to 144.3900 MHz. You might have to enable Linux emulation on your FreeBSD boxen to get your feet wet. Plenty of software to sling your packets around town on the APRS network.
Most of the FreeBSD users are on 2.4 GHz using 802.11b on channel 6 forming mesh networks.
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