On 02/08/2018 20:22, Theo wrote:
Steve Walker wrote:
Assuming that both the VOIP phone and router need to be powered to make
calls, how are they getting around this? Especially when a severe
weather event could take power out to isolated houses or whole villages
for days, in conditions where the residents can't travel to get help.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultatio...ions-power-cut
summary
https://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/...gency-services


They seem to be proposing 1 hour backup, but only for those with
pre-exisiting risk due to health problems. That won't be of much use to
someone with a health problem who wakes up one morning and finds that
the power went off 5 hours ago; or for the able bodied who similarly
find that power has been off for some time and they are isolated due to
deep snow - as happened to many people recently!

SteveW