djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
 ·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
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Re: Lets see...
said by priller  :I have a UPS on my Comcast modem and third-party ATA. When the power goes out, I'm still working. CDV needs the eMTA ... what do you think that is!!! Funny - without CDV availability, Comcast's node and other cable equipment probably wouldn't be battery backed, and you'd be SOL in a power outage anyway!
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priller
join:2000-10-20
Gainesville, VA | HeHeHe  ... That's very true! Thanks Comcast!!!! |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to djrobx
During many power outages, DSL worked fine, as long as I powered up the modem (car jumpstart kit + 400W inverter).
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Canada = Hollywood North |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
3 edits | Not too surprising for DSL - Unless you're on an RT, there's no active equipment between you and the CO that needs powering. And I assume COs are very well poised to maintain power during a power outage.
RTs are, again, tied to voice services, so those are also surely designed to run during a power outage.
Cable has a lot of active equipment between the end user and the plant that needs powering. I remember back when I had MediaOne (no phone services offered), whenever there was a power outage, there was a predictable amount of time it took for their data services to come back up once power was restored. It was sort of like waiting for their computers to boot-up!
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Ual
@bellsouth.net
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said by djrobx :Funny - without CDV availability, Comcast's node and other cable equipment probably wouldn't be battery backed, and you'd be SOL in a power outage anyway! -- Rob I've had battery backups for a long time (just plain good idea for your computer equipment) and the node's had battery backups long before they started offering CDV anywhere. Power can be a tricky thing - you can have power and the neighbors across the street not. Imagine if your Comcast would have always gone out if anywhere between them and you SOMEBODY somewhere didn't have power. |
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mod_wastrel
join:2008-03-28 | Yep, anyone who gets HSI (with or without CDV) and doesn't use a UPS with their cable modem or eMTA (and, of course, their computer) pretty much deserves what they get when the power goes out. |
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