[ale] Not so evil empire

[Jeff Lightner]

So how long does one have internet service during citywide power events
such as those caused by ice storms?   

On of my reasons for not giving up my Awful Telephone and Telegraph line
is the knowledge that some events can both clog cellular service to the
point where you get "all circuits are busy" as well as stop power for
your internet phone.  The phone companies have generator trucks that go
around to where the batteries are to recharge them.  In North Carolina I
was once without power for 3-4 days but my landline worked through that
period of time.

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Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 12:04 PM
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Subject: Re: [ale] Not so evil empire

> Brian wrote:
>
>> I have Charter telephone. I've had no real problems. The only thing
to
>> keep in mind is that, unless you put the telephony modem on a UPS,
you
>> lose phone if you lose power.
>
> I put my cable modem, my router, my VOIP box, and my cordless phone on
UPS
> / battery backup.
>
> It's nice to be able to surf and chat while waiting for the power to
> return. Not to mention check the weather and call family for those
> annoying tornado warnings that always seem to coincide with downed
power
> lines (as long as the cable line doesn't go with it, that is!)
>
> R~
>
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Thanks Robert and Brian for your input.  Had realized after talking to
cust service when I established the service that I'd need a UPS.
Thanks also for the cell phone info, as that is another thing I'm
wanting
to change.  We have a Sprint 400 shared min plan that runs @ $74/mo.  I
use from 100-200 min/mo and wife never uses hers.  In four years she's
used it 3 times for maybe 20 min.  Plus they charge per min for calls
that
are forward from the cell phone.  Sux
Jim Moore

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