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[LUG]Re: OT: Voip power cut, FTTC

 

On Mon, 16 Dec 2024 13:17:17 +0000
Henry Bremridge via list <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Henry,

>Does anyone know how I can check whether the local cabinet has a
>battery or alternative power?

Telephones (lines) operate on (nominally) 50v.  When there's a power
failure, old style (non-mains powered) phones still work (we keep one for
just that reason).  Thus, having UPS back up for your (landline) VoIP
phone should keep you going.  As long as the battery holds out.  Eight
hours might be ambitious.

Here, we were without power for best part of three days.  No
(affordable) UPS is going to help you through that.

Despite being a fan of solar panels, batteries, EVs and whatnot, the UK's
infrastructure simply cannot cope with what it has to deal with.  Due,
in no small part, to having been sold off to private enterprise to be run
for profit.  The consequent decades of under-investment are now biting
us in our collective bum.

As a (second) aside;  Our house has a 100A incoming fuse.  Should that
ever blow, I'm advised it would be replaced with an 80A fuse.  Again,
this is due to large uptake in things like EVs and batteries at domestic
premises that do not have the infrastructure to support everyone being
on 100A;  Rather than invest, the poor house owner is being squeezed
down.  What does this mean?  You EV, instead of using
100A-house to charge up, it's using 80A-house.  IOW, it's going to take
longer to charge the car.

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