----- On Feb 3, 2023, at 6:11 AM, Israel G. Lugo israel.lugo@lugosys.com wrote: Hi,
I'm looking at the cost/benefit of deploying small UPSes at people's homes, to protect their network access when oncall. Just to power the home router (+ONT if FTTP), and keep a charged laptop. I figure anything smallish should be enough for a few hours.
Living in an area served by PG&E, I've had my share of power cuts. At home I have a 600va UPS that protects my cable modem, RPI router, and POE switch which serves 2 APs. That lasts about 30 minutes, which gives me enough time to fire up my generator. Tip of the day: I also have a 1000va UPS that protects my garage door opener. This makes it a lot easier to a. get a car out if needed, and b. get my generator out of the garage. Lastly, in the spirit of happy wife, happy life, I have another 600va UPS that covers my tankless water heater. It heats using natural gas, but the control panel still needs power. That thing lasts pretty long.
Question is, how much battery runtime can I typically expect from ISPs' last mile infra.
YMMV, of course, but I went through numerous outages recently. And by numerous, I mean enough for our City leadership to get pissed off at PG&E and demand explanations. So far, my current ISP (Spectrum cable) has had 0 outages as a result of power loss. Which is pretty impressive, given the instability of the grid in this area. Thanks, Sabri