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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Why not NiMH?
Date: 6 Dec 2013 21:22:41 GMT
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On 2013-12-06, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> In article <bgckagFkg3mU2@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
><jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>
>> On 2013-12-06, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
>> > In article <bgcbesFitphU3@mid.individual.net>, Jolly Roger
>> ><jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> That's not what I meant or said. For some of us, it is actually
>> >> important to be able to stay online and continue computing during
>> >> outages. If that's not a requirement for you, fine; but UPSs are indeed
>> >> a viable option for many of us.
>> >
>> > Most outages are due to problems at the power relay station, which
>> > likely means power probably isn't getting to the phone exchange either
>> > and your Internet won't be working anyway.
>> 
>> Heh... Apparently you've never heard of cable internet providers. Nope,
>> through every single power outage I have had during the past two years
>> at this location, my internet connectivity was not interrupted, as long
>> as my modem, router, and switches remain powered, thanks to my UPS.
>
> The there's a power outage at the cable suppliers end, then that will
> go out as well.

Not a concern for me, as it hasn't happened once in the past few years,
while I have had many electric power outages.

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