Does Power outages affect cable phone service?
I specifically put that question to my cable provider a few months ago. This was the official answer Quoted: ———————– ” Hello Jeff. Thank you for your email. The answer to your query is surrounded by a few variables, the main one being your proximity to the ‘node’ that your Internet service feeds off. In the event of a neighbourhood-wide power outage, our “nodes” are equipped by back-up batteries that may be able to supply the required signals for the modem to receive and transmit, though limited in duration. But as with any supposedly fool-proof system, there always exists the possibility of fortuitous failure. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance. Bob. Rep. no. 2597. E-Services Calgary, Telephone: 310-SHAW, Shaw Communications Inc. ” ——————— So, in short, they do have battery backup for Internet on the local nodes… but for how long it will last is unknown and not guaranteed. That said, I am currently only using cable Internet to transpo
