So cable doesn't work underwater; what about phones?

[brantmacga]

I read in the paper that 18k homes here are without cable. A lot of those amplifiers/battery backups are currently under water (yes, the ones mounted on utility poles).

I noticed many telephone pedestals were completely underwater as well, but no mention of phone service being knocked out.

So can those things work when they're submerged?

 

[zbang]

So can those things work when they're submerged?

No active electronics and fairly non-conductive water. (And no pulp-insulated cable.)


Actually, most electronics will work under water if it's clean enough Not sayin' it's a good idea, though.

 

[mxslick]

Get satellite, it'll work during a flood, unless the water get 3 feet above your roof.

In over ten years of having Directv, I have lost signal only a handful of times, and only for a few minutes, as a very heavy rain shower passes overhead. Reliability beats cable hands down.

And a safety point: there is no outside metallic connection with satellite.

 

[physis]

Actually, most electronics will work under water if it's clean enough Not sayin' it's a good idea, though.

Then I can sell tons of this stuff, especially to these people with submerged garbage that has to be replaced.

Edit; hell, I could make a killing hiring divers to replace the stuff that couldn't survive down there. Imagine, underwater cable/satelite TV.

 

[nakulak]

Get satellite, it'll work during a flood, unless the water get 3 feet above your roof.

In over ten years of having Directv, I have lost signal only a handful of times, and only for a few minutes, as a very heavy rain shower passes overhead. Reliability beats cable hands down.

And a safety point: there is no outside metallic connection with satellite.

until the trees in your backyard get too high and you only get signal in the winter