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>Really, what's is the last time you did not have at least 3G reception ? Last time when there was a power outage. Every cell tower died. When the power come b
by zaxomi 9y ago
>Really, what's is the last time you did not have at least 3G reception ?
Last time when there was a power outage. Every cell tower died. When the power come back, it took about half a day before the cell towers where working again.
- Aaargh20318 9y agoCell towers here have battery backups (it's a legal requirement). Also, power outages are extremely rare over here. Average reliability of the power network in my country (the Netherlands) was 99,995% over the last 14 years. The average outage takes about 30 minutes. IIRC cell towers have a 3-hour battery backup.
- zaxomi 9y agoI live in Sweden, and major power outages are rare here too (latest was in 2003 and 1983). Small ones happens from time to time. I was convinced that it was a legal requirement here too, but it turns out that's not the case. Fortunately that will be changed, so from 2020 it will be mandatory here. But, even if it is a legal requirement, it will not always work. All that is needed is a major storm that disrupts the normal power, and it will be down for days or maybe even months...