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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