eli@chipcom.com (08/23/89)
I had a second phone line installed two winters ago, during a VERY cold spell. Every pair of the 50 pair terminator for my block was used. The phone company had to install a new 50 pair 'trunk' connection back to the somewhere, all to install my one extra line. There were *many* hours of pole time involved here. The NYNEX engineers were involved somehow, not just the typical service cats. It must have taken them quite a while to string that 50 pair cable -- there were phone trucks in my neighborhood for many days! Finally, a regular NYNEX service guy showed up and hooked up the new line in the house. It was a windy 5 degrees out and he was sitting on a telephone pole. He came in every few minutes to warm up and play with our cat. Total cost for all the work was only $60. -- Steve Elias -- eli@spdcc.com, eli@chipcom.com -- voice mail: 617 859 1389 -- work phone: 617 890 6844