Ask the IT Network Engineer

[Immortality]

Mobile/phone systems quickly become overwhelmed in a true emergency. Best to turn off and conserve battery power.

 

[Skylarking]

We've had a power outage that lasted just over and hour and we had full internet and phone services during that time so they must have decent backup.

That could simply be that the outage was local and didn’t impact the other end of your fibre

My VDSL node is about 450 meters away and definitely doesn’t have battery backup yet a local power outage that impacted our side of the street didn’t impact my node

 

[Skylarking]

As for VoIP landlines, it's easy enough to forward it from the telco to a mobile so you don't need anything on the other end

Well you don’t need anything other than paying $10/month for free mobile calls to be bundled with your VOIP service. Then you can use such diversion to your mobile, else it’s like signing a blank check for spammers call your landline

I think I’d rather do without VOIP if it came to it For the moment it’s a free bundled service with my VDSL based Internet plan so I use it. I know some people (older generation) that only have VOIP services with token internet

Still, I’d prefer my choice of modern/router and the VOIP login details but all service providers I’ve called refuse to allow such… it’s use their device or don’t use VOIP… So I’m stuck with the crap provider supplied modem/router

Just curious why the need for VPN at home? Is it for remote working from home due to COVID or something else?

 

[Immortality]

That could simply be that the outage was local and didn’t impact the other end of your fibre

My VDSL node is about 450 meters away and definitely doesn’t have battery backup yet a local power outage that impacted our side of the street didn’t impact my node

Yeah our node is at the top of our street too I believe. Our street is also cut in half power wise but I'm fairly sure we are on the same grid as the top of the street where the node is.

 

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

Don't want to use the personal mobile for work so we have a landline. It's bundled with internet and Fetch and has unlimited local, national and mobile calling.

The VPN is so I can watch Kenyan porn without them tracking me.

It's actually more for security and to get streaming services outside of Aus, Hulu is cheaper than getting Disney+ and HBO Max separately (HBO Max is streamed by Foxtel and they rape me worse than the Kenyan porn stars). There are quite a few free streaming options around when you look for them. Just not available here. We don't need to work from home due to Covid, it doesn't exist in our cave (WA).