Re: Cable Modems

Thanks for the info John.

As far as the mobile goes - we already have a hot spot - but it only works in the US. In theory Susan's iPhone is enabled as a hot spot but we have to go visit the carrier again as the dang thing allows us to connect but no data flows.


On 2013-08-05, at 10:11 AM, John Jones <chianime@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Generally, yes. It will in part depend on the cable co's infrastructure
outside your home but I've had no problems staying online in the past
(assuming I'm working on a laptop/tablet/smartphone) during outages.

An alternative that some may find more appealing, if you're only concerned
about computing devices that are easy to manage, would be to invest in a
WiFi hot spot from a cellular carrier or enable tethering on your
smartphone. Performance, both speed & latency, won't be as good but it
does have the added value of being portable/useful outside the home. And
even a decently priced UPS won't power the modem & router for much more
than an hour or two.


On Mon, Aug 5, 2013 at 9:00 AM, Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

During a recent (fairly lengthy) power outage I got to wondering if a UPS
on my cable modem and router would have allowed me to go on working. I know
the phone system runs even when I have no power to the house but don't know
enough about how cable operates to know how well that survives power cuts.

Anyone know?


Jon Paris

www.partner400.com
www.SystemiDeveloper.com




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