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gini

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Maybe a stupid question but during "apagones", if you use a laptop (with a charged battery of course) and a DSL modem powered by a battery or other mean (inverter or planta or...) do you get connection to the Internet ?

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Rocky

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Maybe a stupid question but during "apagones", if you use a laptop (with a charged battery of course) and a DSL modem powered by a battery or other mean (inverter or planta or...) do you get connection to the Internet ?

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Yes.
We al do it.
If not, this country would come to a stall each time the power went out.
Almost everyone will have a UPS to carry the router until the alternate power source comes on.
 

Rocky

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And if you use only a power inverter/charger to back up more than just your modem, the DSL modem may reset when the power goes off (or on) due to the switching time of the inverter. When I had the wire connected to my internet replaced by a technician, we swapped the DSL modem as well to one that is not prone to switch off and back on during those transitions (the power supply has a little "hold time".) I don't have need for a UPS because the modem doesn't reset when the power changes. And with a laptop, you already have a battery to hold you during those times as you mentioned.
You were lucky to get that model with the AC adapter with a capacitor.
The DC units we usually get, sometimes shut down, even with the UPS' we have, as they are not true UPS', and do have a switching time, which is not always fast enough.
I'd love to have one like yours.
They're great.
 

SantiagoDR

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Another thorn with the "apagones" is if you get a LinkSys Router, they are very prone to drop outs in switching over. I finally switched to a Tripp Lite pure sine wave continuous UPS. Now everything stays up.

I must have one of those good modems Rocky, had no problems with mine prior to the sine wave UPS, it is a Siemens SpeedStream 4200 model (Has A/C Adapter).
 

Rocky

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Another thorn with the "apagones" is if you get a LinkSys Router, they are very prone to drop outs in switching over. I finally switched to a Tripp Lite pure sine wave continuous UPS. Now everything stays up.

I must have one of those good modems Rocky, had no problems with mine prior to the sine wave UPS, it is a Siemens SpeedStream 4200 model (Has A/C Adapter).
That Tripp Lite unit solves all the problems.
I wish I had one of those too.
I use the cheapo "supposed" UPS units made by Omega.
 

Squat

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I use the cheapo "supposed" UPS units made by Omega.
yeah, like the rest of us on the island... ;)

(I am getting ripped off by Luz&Fuerza, but at least I don't have to suffer those apagones...)
 
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I must have one of those good modems ... Siemens SpeedStream 4200 model (Has A/C Adapter).

I have the same ADSL modem and I cannot say the same.

It resets itself everytime there is a switch from inversor/power and power/inversor and many times also when the voltage drops beyind certain levvel or gets surge, when on street power.

happened through 2 different inversors, so it;s not an inversor issue.
 

Rocky

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I have the same ADSL modem and I cannot say the same.

It resets itself everytime there is a switch from inversor/power and power/inversor and many times also when the voltage drops beyind certain levvel or gets surge, when on street power.

happened through 2 different inversors, so it;s not an inversor issue.
Does it have an AC adaptor?
If so, it could be that the capacitor is burnt out.
 

Gossette Ortiz

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If you have internet you should. I dont have internet at home and when i take my labtop home i connect with other peoples line my labtop picks it up so i dont see why you should have a problem.