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Default [OT] Communicating without grid power

On 09/15/2015 08:22 AM, taxed and spent wrote:
"bob_villa" wrote in message
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On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 7:45:32 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon wrote:

They also use cordless phones, which
go dead with the power failure.


...pointless statement because there would be no power to the phone modem.


all my home telco/ISP/WIFI equipment is on a UPS.



A tornado passed by here in May. Wired phone was out for several days.
UPS didn't matter. No problems with water (city has a generator).

BTW, cell phones still worked (I had Verizon and Sprint phones, so I
know those worked).

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