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From: Peter Humphrey <pe...@humphrey.ukfsn.org>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: wireless dropping connections
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2012 03:00:02 +0100
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On Thursday 01 November 2012 00:07:36 Alan McKinnon wrote:

> that phone is the master base station for the other two slave
> handsets. Unplug it, and the house phone stops working; this will
> upset missus/daughter mightily as they can't speak to granny 10 time
> a day anymore. [ don't ask, please don't ask :-) ]

Ah, sympathy duly offered.

Surely you could negotiate a period of a few minutes in which to conduct 
a test? At least then you'd know.

-- 
Rgds
Peter