On 12/26/10 4:37 PM, Jared Mauch wrote: > You are likely already at the mercy of some local hut for your dialtone. Very > few things home run to the co these days. It's unlikely any hut has more than > 24 hours of battery. > > I have talked to local techs that make the same trip each shift to fuel the > generator during regular or minor power outages. Anything major, expect the > service to die. > > Best bets: your state emergency operations center, hospitals, airports, > grocery stores and possibly hotels. > > During the northeast power outage the biggest local problem was inability to > pump gas out of underground tanks. The margin at the stations is low enough > it's not worth it to have generators. Best off having the pipeline next to > you and to use natural gas/propane if your needs can be easily met by it. >
During the last multi-hour power outage in my neighborhood I drove around to tour the area; sure enough there was a truck backed up to many (but not all) of them with a cable plugged in to the meter kiosk. I feel dirty using a facebook link, but: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1265926&l=999da42e39&id=1327652570 However, residential internet access as a whole (DSL, cable) tends to have lower reliability than POTS or T1, so they still a leg to stand on if it matters to you. Power-wise though they're all on equal footing. ~Seth
