OK, to clarify a bit, he wants to fix things so that all we are depending on are the pots lines -- I know if they go out you are gone. So what can we do in that case?
on Wednesday 01/02/2008 Tilghman Lesher([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote > On Wednesday 02 January 2008 17:10:05 John covici wrote: > > Hi. I have a client who wants some way that his analog phones can > > call out even after the power is out and the UPS has died -- some way > > that a phone can connect directly to an fxo or some such when power is > > gone. Any hardware around which can do this? I have heard of some > > ATA's which do this, do any of the channel banks have this capability? > > 1) If his phones are this critical, he needs a triple redundant generator. > 2) Ask him what he would like to do after 36 hours of power outage, when > even the telco stops being able to provide battery on their POTS lines. If > your provider is out, there's very little you can do. Perhaps a ham radio > attached to a car battery? > > Speed costs; how fast would you like to go? > > -- > Tilghman > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: How do you spend it? John Covici [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users