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Title: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: AmishGangsta on October 18, 2010, 09:15:57 AM
"A $2.5 million grant from California Public Utilities Commission paid for a microwave link and underground wiring. Sebastian, which provides telephone service to nearby Foresthill, will serve the residents of Iowa Hill."

http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=101068&catid=2
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: rbcp on October 19, 2010, 03:25:09 PM
Let's be the first to prank call them!
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: Nod on October 20, 2010, 04:04:04 PM
Granted I didn't look very hard but I couldn't find any numbers.
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: delysid on October 21, 2010, 08:28:37 AM
Based on the articles, I do not think they have been assigned. But I would guess the numbers will be 530-367 if they are out of Foresthills, CA via a microwave link.
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: ApprenticePhreak on October 22, 2010, 06:56:34 AM
Well if they're mostly going to use it for internet, I doubt many are going to want to opt for a land line. Seeing as from the articles I've read they were all perfectly content with their cellphones. Except for the lady whose husband died. She might get a land line. But if she's dying, she can't very well call the ambulance for herself.

Maybe she's just training a carrier pigeon instead? I would.
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: Q_ on October 23, 2010, 08:08:19 AM
Of course, now they have to learn to use them, and discover phone phreaking, and then learn yo make prank calls
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: BaconStrips on October 23, 2010, 09:36:54 AM
Life Alert!

"When no one else was there for me, life alert was there for me".

God I love that commercial!
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: AmishGangsta on October 24, 2010, 04:45:43 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52RHVQ9Ybqo

It has to be the longest-running commercial on TV.
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: ApprenticePhreak on October 24, 2010, 05:51:24 PM
My grandfather took a shot to the head in World War II, got up, kept firing, was forced home. Later he smoked cigars like they would cure cancer. They didn't. They gave him cancer and they removed his jaw. He fell, once. Grumbled something, drooled every where, crawled back in bed, and cussed for his wife to get him a beer to deal with the broken bones.

He's dead now. Just saying.
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: Nod on October 26, 2010, 04:53:47 PM
My grandfather took a shot to the head in World War II, got up, kept firing, was forced home. Later he smoked cigars like they would cure cancer. They didn't. They gave him cancer and they removed his jaw. He fell, once. Grumbled something, drooled every where, crawled back in bed, and cussed for his wife to get him a beer to deal with the broken bones.

He's dead now. Just saying.

There's a reason they're called the greatest generation and I think a lot of it has to do with them being the toughest mother fuckers EVER.
Title: Re: California town gets phone service for first time - at cost of $12,500.00 a head
Post by: I-baLL on November 30, 2010, 05:56:41 PM
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While Gatt spoke in front of the Iowa Hill store, the low hum of a generator could be heard out back. Iowa Hill now has a dial tone, but it still has no electric service.

Although Morgan was anxious to get a telephone, she said she has no need for outside electricity. Solar panels, batteries and generators provide power to the roughly 200 full-time residents.

This town sounds pretty cool actually. Google Maps has photos of the area with Street View so I'll check it out when I'll get home.