Re: Cable Modems

[Jon Paris <jon.paris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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?
> >
> >
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