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Re: Counting down the days... said by Cheese:And tell me how long that UPS is going to run if any type of PC is plugged in? Not 10 hours! That's why you run it off a dedicated UPS. You can pick up a small UPS for under $40 that will run a cable modem for hours... cheap security. |
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 CheesePremium
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Naples, FL
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1 edit | said by s13:said by Cheese:And tell me how long that UPS is going to run if any type of PC is plugged in? Not 10 hours! That's why you run it off a dedicated UPS. You can pick up a small UPS for under $40 that will run a cable modem for hours... cheap security. Again, the AVERAGE user is not going to purchase a UPS strictly for using it to power a phone adapter/cable modem. |
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| said by Cheese:Again, the AVERAGE user is not going to purchase a UPS strictly for using it to power a phone adapter. Anyone with a semblance of a clue will. UPS technology has been around for long enough and is commonplace enough that all but the most clueless users know of them and their benefits. Couple that with fears of losing phone service in a power outage and most will make the simple connection that VoIP + UPS = success. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by s13:said by Cheese:Again, the AVERAGE user is not going to purchase a UPS strictly for using it to power a phone adapter. Anyone with a semblance of a clue will. UPS technology has been around for long enough and is commonplace enough that all but the most clueless users know of them and their benefits. Couple that with fears of losing phone service in a power outage and most will make the simple connection that VoIP + UPS = success. Again, and READ carefully, THE AVERAGE USER IS NOT GOING TO POWER JUST A CABLE MODEM/PHONE ADAPTER, THEY ARE GOING TO PLUG A PC INTO IT, which in turn is going to drain the UPS quicker, and in turn, the phone service will not last as LONG as say a CDV modem  |
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| said by Cheese:Again, and READ carefully, THE AVERAGE USER IS NOT GOING TO POWER JUST A CABLE MODEM/PHONE ADAPTER, THEY ARE GOING TO PLUG A PC INTO IT, which in turn is going to drain the UPS quicker, and in turn, the phone service will not last as LONG as say a CDV modem Uh huh, and if you didn't have the memory of a goldfish, you'd realize I have been talking about a DEDICATED UPS the whole time. As in DEDICATED to the MODEM and/or NETWORK HARDWARE. As in NOT USED WITH A PC. My 81 year-old grandmother, a longtime Optimum Voice subscriber, was smart enough to figure this out and she's one of the least computer-savvy people I know. If she could do it then the average Vonage customer (who one can assume to be a bit more savvy by default) probably can too. |
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CheesePremium
join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
kudos:1 | said by s13:said by Cheese:Again, and READ carefully, THE AVERAGE USER IS NOT GOING TO POWER JUST A CABLE MODEM/PHONE ADAPTER, THEY ARE GOING TO PLUG A PC INTO IT, which in turn is going to drain the UPS quicker, and in turn, the phone service will not last as LONG as say a CDV modem Uh huh, and if you didn't have the memory of a goldfish, you'd realize I have been talking about a DEDICATED UPS the whole time. As in DEDICATED to the MODEM and/or NETWORK HARDWARE. As in NOT USED WITH A PC. My 81 year-old grandmother, a longtime Optimum Voice subscriber, was smart enough to figure this out and she's one of the least computer-savvy people I know. If she could do it then the average Vonage customer (who one can assume to be a bit more savvy by default) probably can too. |
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