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they are on battery backup Is this useful? My understanding is that when there is a power failure in the neighborhood, the broadband provider's equipment is u
by JohnBooty 4y ago
they are on battery backup
Is this useful?
My understanding is that when there is a power failure in the neighborhood, the broadband provider's equipment is usually offline as well.
Of course, the answer is probably: "it depends on your broadband provider's local hardware setup." But I would be interested to hear peoples' thoughts.
- zippergz 4y agoWe have AT&T fiber and it continues working when the power is out, at least for longer than my UPSes last. We have a fair number of short power outages, and I've never had an AT&T outage at the same time.
- Jtsummers 4y agoI've, historically, kept my cable/dsl/whatever modems and wireless routers on a UPS and almost always still have connectivity when the power goes out. The only exception was during a hurricane, which seemed like a fair exception in the scheme of things since power was out for most of the city for 1-2 weeks.
- croutonwagon 4y agoNot really true at all times, but may be for your situation. Comcast put gennys on our node recently and it works. So even when power goes out, internet stays up.
- tibbydudeza 4y agoPower outages are frequent enough that I invested in a 100AH battery and inverter to keep things going - the local fiber loop remains online as the local POP has batteries so I only need to power the ONT. My house is brick/mortar so I need 2 AP's to cover the entire house - the AP is one kids bedroom - she insisted a wired LAN connection for her PS5 (online gaming and ping/lag) so I needed to power both a small switch and the AP - got a 12V battery system for that.
- ryandrake 4y ago> My understanding is that when there is a power failure in the neighborhood, the broadband provider's equipment is usually offline as well. I had a friend with a generator who got the opportunity to test this due to an extended power outage. Although I agree, it probably depends largely on how well your local ISP has their act together. He found that Comcast (consumer-grade Internet) in his neighborhood was actually able to keep Internet service running for a little over 24 hours. His generator evidently outlasted Comcast's generator and he lost Internet on the second day. I'd love to see neighborhood-to-neighborhood, ISP-to-ISP comparisons of Internet connectivity longevity in the event of power outages.
- asdff 4y agoYes. Summer means my AC units regularly trip breakers. If I didn't have my networking equipment on an APC I would be dropping zoom calls all day.
- mwint 4y agoIt’s not normal for compressors to be regularly tripping breakers, I’m curious what the explanation is?
- paulfurtado 4y agoIt's not exactly normal, but it's probably a common enough experience in the US with 120v circuits and 15A breakers. Especially if in an old building with imperfect wiring causing excess resistance. Many devices also operate less efficiently in high heat. If the AC unit is on a circuit with other devices, it is possible that the influx current when starting the AC unit trips the breaker. One might even be able to get away with 2 AC units on a 15A breaker as long as both compressors never start at the exact same time, but cause a trip when then kick in together.
- tibbydudeza 4y agoI use surge A/C breakers.