Load shedding & LTE

[Harmonic]

Anyone else concerned about internet access if we have extended periods of stage 6 and up?

My local towers seem to do fine up until stage 5 but stage 6 sends the battery backups over the edge

 

[wingnut771]

Anyone else concerned about internet access if we have extended periods of stage 6 and up?

My local towers seem to do fine up until stage 5 but stage 6 sends the battery backups over the edge

I suggest we learn Morse code and use smoke signals.

 

[6spdmanual]

I suggest we learn Morse code and use smoke signals.

I imagine there will be a lot more braaing because of the load shedding. This is a good idea.

 

[Harmonic]

I suggest we learn Morse code and use smoke signals.

I don't know if I can build a fire big enough to signal across continents

 

[Harmonic]

I imagine there will be a lot more braaing because of the load shedding. This is a good idea.

It's more about ability to work from home even if you have your own backup power

 

[Yuu]

Anyone else concerned about internet access if we have extended periods of stage 6 and up?

My local towers seem to do fine up until stage 5 but stage 6 sends the battery backups over the edge

Some sites like a Vodacom we got, there was a power issue few short months ago, they ran the gennie refueling it for over a week day/night. The operators will not let their money stop flowing.

Yes, even fuel is finite.

 

[wingnut771]

It's more about ability to work from home even if you have your own backup power

Make a friend in mozambique and get him to order a starlink kit and post courier it to you.

 

[Harmonic]

Does this actually work?

 

[wingnut771]

Does this actually work?

No idea, I asked to question and got silence.

 

[Harmonic]

No idea, I asked to question and got silence.

Generally sentences end with a question mark when there's a question

 

[wingnut771]

Generally sentences end with a question mark when there's a question

It was in another thread.

 

[wingnut771]

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