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Default Preparing for Power Outages?

Don wrote:
"AL" wrote

Don wrote:

We are so far back in the sticks in a very sparsely populated county that
no broadband will ever be available so the choice is dialup or satellite.
We have the Hughes satellite which works pretty good most of the time.
When the power goes out we'll run the generator through a PC power backup
and then plug the computer and satellite modem into the power supply and
be back online pronto.


I used to think we'd never see broadband where I live but we received
notice last week it was now available. I jumped at the chance to ditch my
satellite (Wildblue). I had not fulfilled the Wildblue agreement for 1 yr
service but the phone company agreed to do an even swap if I'd let them
have the equipment back - DEAL! DSL is so sweet and the same monthly price
as Wildblue...

Our county sounds similar to yours in population size so who knows? you
might get a notice yourself someday.




sniff I want broadband again.
We're in Brown County, south-central Indiana.
Nothing ever changes here.



Ooo - Brown County! That is some gorgeous country!

AL