Re: How could a landline be re-routed?

[seeker <mothman20052002@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 14, 8:08 pm, "Bill Kearney" <wkearney-99@hot-mail-com> wrote:
> > As for the line, it sounds like you live fairly
> > close to your office.
>
> Indeed, and serviced by the same central office.
>
> > Contrary to popular belief, there is not a single
> > pair of wires that runs from your home to the central office.
>
> In most cases there is.  Or at least from your phone to the nearest SLC.
>
> > Your line  could have been assigned a pair that was not dead at the other
>
> end.
>
> Um, what?  Of course it's /supposed to/ be a single pair for the line.  At
> least in most set ups.  What are you talking about here?

I was living within 10 miles of where i worked and my understanding is
that an off-premise extension includes the home phone into the broader
PBX business line, so extensions could tap into the home line off of
that