Redundant Internet


My power went out last night for about 5 hours. Despite my network hardware being on a UPS, the Internet service went out anyway. Seems they use the same power feed my house does. When the power came back on late last night the Internet did not.

This used to be routine, then they fixed it, now we are back to unreliable.

As a result I’m investing in an inexpensive edge router and getting TMobile home internet as a fallback. The long term reviews for Tmobile home Internet were mixed. At first users loved it, then after a couple of months the performance seems to have deteriorated significantly. Hopefully it is now better an with a little luck I won’t have both go out at once.

erik_squires

@erik_squires
I feel your pain. That’s the reason I am paying $25 a month for cellular service on my iPad. I also have cellular on my home alarm system. I use AT&T and they seem reliable. Good luck.

@spenav Thank you, that's the kind of brand feedback I was looking for.  I'll report back if Tmobile is still as bad as they say it got. :)

Just use the hotspot on your phone I have Verizon whenever I need it, it works great.

Thing about power outages and wireless is, cell towers have battery backups. So for shorter outages, you’ll be golden. However when I lived on Vashon Island, after 3 days or so even those backup power supplies went flat. 

Happy listening.