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Larry the phone guy

    I currently work by day for Dobson Fiber. Dobson provides Fiber internet services and hosted phones. Dobson is based in Oklahoma.

    Dobson acquired Pinnacle Telecommunications in 2021 to extend their reach into Arkansas. Before that, I was a part of Pinnacle.

    Many of the old telephone systems are hardly being supported any more. I have been a Toshiba phone tech for over 10 years. So, part of what I am doing on the side is keeping them running a while longer until they can be replaced.

    Once the move is made, I then offer cabling services to get businesses ready for the new Internet based phones.


What happened to Toshiba?

    They actually quit the phone business. The Surprise announcement was made early 2017 they were shutting down their business phone division. Financial reasons involving project not related to phone system was sited. Mitel bought out parts of it to continue supporting their systems for a limited time. As of October 2019, Toshiba systems officially reached EOL (End of Life).

    It is still possible to get replacement hardware through refurbishing companies to keep most systems running. Expansion is be very limited. There is no way to obtain required licenses to grow the system or use any of it's IP based features.


Don't mind the laughing

    A young blonde was on vacation in Louisiana and wanted a pair of genuine alligator shoes. After much shopping, she decided she couldn't afford to buy any so she would just catch her own alligator and get her a pair that way.

    Later that same day, a state trooper pulls over to the side of a levee where he spots the young woman standing waist deep in the murky water, shotgun in hand. Just then, he sees a huge 9' alligator swimming rapidly toward her. With lightening speed, she takes aim, kills the creature.....and, with a great deal of effort, hauls it onto the slimy swamp bank.

    Lying nearby were several more dead alligators. As the trooper continues to watch in amazement, the blonde flips the gator on its back. Then, rolling her eyes and with much frustration, she shouts, "This one is barefoot, too!"