Unless you have a source of electrical power, even with FIOS, you will
lose the internet. The router as well as the computer is electrical.
Jim Nichols wrote:
> I have not yet resorted to the generator solution. We have natural gas to
> supply hot water and gas logs in the fireplace, so discomfort can be
> endured. I try to keep the cell phone charged as an emergency
> communications asset, but internet service is gone when power is out.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Piers Hemy" <piers@xxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 11:36 AM
> Subject: [OM] Re: e330 question
>
>
>
>> That is the conundrum I faced, Jim. Unusually for UK, our power line is
>> on
>> poles, and it runs for a couple of miles to the local distribution
>> sub-station. There is plenty of scope for trees to fall and take out the
>> power (thankfully, ice storms are not a threat), which then kills both my
>> net connection, and my office phone system (a VOIP system which depends on
>> the net connection).
>>
>> I have a small petrol (gasoline) powered generator which is perfectly
>> capable of powering the router, the phone adaptors, a printer and a
>> laptop,
>> so I keep working regardless. The extra woolly clothing can be souced
>> locally!
>>
>> Cost about 100USD, most likely cheaper (or greater outpout at same price)
>> where you are!
>>
>> --
>> Piers
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
>> Of Jim Nichols
>> Sent: 15 September 2008 17:09
>> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [OM] Re: e330 question
>>
>>
>> Jez,
>>
>> Thanks for confirming what I suspected to be the case. The only down side
>> that I see is that, when winter ice storms hit and the electric power is
>> interrupted, with the AT&T lines, we still have phone service, powered by
>> the copper phone line. Using house power, there will be no phone service.
>> Behind my house there is a power line fuse that powers our block and
>> several
>> others. When squirrels or limbs short the line and blow the fuse link, I
>> guess I will have to resort to my cell phone to report the outage.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jez Cunningham" <jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 4:34 AM
>> Subject: [OM] Re: e330 question
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 8:33 AM, Jim Nichols
>>> <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>> I read today that some
>>> installations use a home interface box that picks up power from the house
>>> power system to power ringers, etc, so maybe my worries are for naught.
>>>
>>> Jim,
>>>
>>> For sure the fiber will be terminated in a powered box - it will have an
>>> RJ11 phone jack on it (and a load of other sockets) just like a cable
>>> modem,
>>> and your current phone should work fine.
>>>
>>> br
>>> jez
>>>
>>>
>
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