John,
While I understand your thoughts (and sarcasm), I would like to point out that quite some people use their cell phones to access a web site. I was checking the outage extent from my cell when we lost the power (happened 2-3 times in a row last year).
Besides, depending on the extent of the outage, internet might still be working for some time after it. If, say, the outage is limited to your subdivision, the modem is supposed to have a battery in it, and so does the pole/cable equipment. Then it would depend how well the ISP maintains those batteries; it varies.
And as far the personal computer equipment goes, - people often have routers on a UPS, and some folks even have their own backup power generators.
Igor John Thu, 06 Oct 2016 18:40:58 -0700 wrote: So I thought I'd share. I just got a robo-call from my electric utility to warn me there might be a "storm" in this area in the next few days, and that I should consider in advance what to do if the power goes off. One of the things they suggested was that if it DOES go off, I should consult their web site to find out the extent of the outage. I'll make sure to check, JUST AS SOON AS THE POWER COMES BACK ON! Sometimes all you can do is laugh & cry at the same time. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
