went to basic talk website-read if u lose power -no electricity-router thus dead -then your 911 will not work -not real secure with that -is it true -which is it ?
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Yes, your phone will go down if you lose power. Get a backup power supply so that your router can continue to work for long enough to call 911. Or keep your cell phone charged and use it.
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it is true that your phone will be down if your internet is down your phone will be down, however i have used internet through charter and our local telephone co (century link) and have not experienced down time very very seldom. if your internet gets knocked off the red light will be on your router and all you do is turn it off for 30 seconds and then turn it back on and it comes right back. but if your electric to your home goes down you will also have no phone service unless you have an old rotary dial phone to use. my telephone with basic talk is 13.09 a month (taxes & fees included) with call waiting, voice mail, unlimited long distance, and caller id. compare this to your local carrier. it is true that your phone will be down if your internet is down your phone will be down, however i have used internet through charter and our local telephone co (century link) and have not experienced down time very very seldom. if your internet gets knocked off the red light will be on your router and all you do is turn it off for 30 seconds and then turn it back on and it comes right back. but if your electric to your home goes down you will also have no phone service unless you have an old rotary dial phone to use. my telephone with basic talk is 13.09 a month (taxes & fees included)... » Read More it is true that your phone will be down if your internet is down your phone will be down, however i have used internet through charter and our local telephone co (century link) and have not experienced down time very very seldom. if your internet gets knocked off the red light will be on your router and all you do is turn it off for 30 seconds and then turn it back on and it comes right back. but if your electric to your home goes down you will also have no phone service unless you have an old rotary dial phone to use. my telephone with basic talk is 13.09 a month (taxes & fees included) with call waiting, voice mail, unlimited long distance, and caller id. compare this to your local carrier. « Show Less
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Anytime you lose power to router your phone won't work. But that is true with almost all land line unless you have battery backup. If you have laptop you can always call 911 from lap top or ipad or cell phone. This basic talk works great. Better than voicp I had thru cable co. and a lot less expensive. Hope this helps
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it is true that your phone will be down if your internet is down your phone will be down, however i have used internet through charter and our local telephone co (century link) and have not experienced down time very very seldom. if your internet gets knocked off the red light will be on your router and all you do is turn it off for 30 seconds and then turn it back on and it comes right back. but if your electric to your home goes down you will also have no phone service unless you have an old rotary dial phone to use. my telephone with basic talk is 13.09 a month (taxes & fees included) with call waiting, voice mail, unlimited long distance, and caller id. compare this to your local carrier.
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Most plug in phones use power, especially if they have a base station and a handset. I always plug my phone, router, modem and now the basic talk box into a battery backup and haven't lost service in years. However, if the internet goes down (rarely happens) then you will loose your phone.
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The phone line has to work during a power outage. Most internet phones will not.
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True of any AC appliance, obviously, no power, no go. I live in a rural area where this is a frequent occurrence, so I have to maintain a landline just in case. Even if I used my generator, the wi-fi ISP I use does not, so in a matter of 4 hours, no phone service
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I don't think so. I recently had a power outage and it wouldn't work. But perhaps there is something to set up or to do which I didn't do, but, again, I doubt it. I have a very old analogue phone for just such outages.
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The system auto recovers and reconnects to the internet - no user intervention is required. If the power or internet goes down for more than a day then we'll send you an email alert to tell you about this. Whilst the internet is down the controller will run its regular schedule.
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load OpenWRT on it and you'll be happy...My wife hasn't had a single problem except when the power went out...
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You can purchase a battery backup for the Web600 so it will continue to function during a power outage. However, you will not receive any notices via the Internet until the power is restored. You could use the relay output to trigger a dial out device to make a phone call but what requires an additional device. I chose the Internet capability over dial out. I have mine monitoring my oil boiler temperature as well as boiler lock out.
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It is a plug and play. Plug it, and in a few seconds, the LED will turn green, and dial tone could be heard on the phone you got installed. Even when they shut your service down, a dial tone is present but you could only dial 611 or 911. Make sure you do not exceed 3000 minutes a month. That is 100 minutes a day or one hour and 40 minutes a day. If you have a teenager living at home, you might in trouble that they might shut your service, regardless you might have many months or years you have in your contract. You are advised to register you unit online to pick your number. Hope that helps. NETTALK does not need a computer to work. Only a router. They even have a version that works with wireless routers. It is a plug and play. Plug it, and in a few seconds, the LED will turn green, and dial tone could be heard on the phone you got installed. Even when they shut your service down, a dial tone is present but you could only dial 611 or 911. Make sure you do not exceed 3000 minutes a month. That is 100 minutes a day or one hour and 40 minutes a day. If you have a teenager living at home, you might in trouble that they might shut your service, regardless you might have many months or years you have in your contract. You are advised to register you unit online to pick your number. Hope that... » Read More It is a plug and play. Plug it, and in a few seconds, the LED will turn green, and dial tone could be heard on the phone you got installed. Even when they shut your service down, a dial tone is present but you could only dial 611 or 911. Make sure you do not exceed 3000 minutes a month. That is 100 minutes a day or one hour and 40 minutes a day. If you have a teenager living at home, you might in trouble that they might shut your service, regardless you might have many months or years you have in your contract. You are advised to register you unit online to pick your number. Hope that helps. NETTALK does not need a computer to work. Only a router. They even have a version that works with wireless routers. « Show Less
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Yes and No. If your Internet wifi goes down what will you use for backup? 4G card is a great backup in case internet is down or disabled by thief. I have both and it helps me sleep at night.
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@ John S.: Try turning off router for one minute then turn back on. Sometimes this is a cure.
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Yes, the corded base station will still work, but some of the features will not. Having the security of the phone during a power outage gives great peace of mind.
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I have had repeated power failures since installing the Hydrawise. Assuming your Wifi is back online... there is nothing you need to do to regarding re-initialization.
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I thought this was a fail over connection. If the VOIP service your are using fails or your internet connection goes down, you still have the analog line to make and receive phone calls. You would probably want to connect this to an uninterruptible power supply so if power goes out, you still have access through the OBI110 to the analog POTS line. If you were out of the country, you could use it to make local telephone calls over the analog POTS line. IN the foreign country, you would use the VOIP line to get to the OBI1110 in the US, for example. Then dial out therefrom using the analog line. Lastly, 911 calls would then be made locally. I thought this was a fail over connection. If the VOIP service your are using fails or your internet connection goes down, you still have the analog line to make and receive phone calls. You would probably want to connect this to an uninterruptible power supply so if power goes out, you still have access through the OBI110 to the analog POTS line. If you were out of the country, you could use it to make local telephone calls over the analog POTS line. IN the foreign country, you would use the VOIP line to get to the OBI1110 in the US, for example. Then dial out therefrom using... » Read More I thought this was a fail over connection. If the VOIP service your are using fails or your internet connection goes down, you still have the analog line to make and receive phone calls. You would probably want to connect this to an uninterruptible power supply so if power goes out, you still have access through the OBI110 to the analog POTS line. If you were out of the country, you could use it to make local telephone calls over the analog POTS line. IN the foreign country, you would use the VOIP line to get to the OBI1110 in the US, for example. Then dial out therefrom using the analog line. Lastly, 911 calls would then be made locally. « Show Less
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I do not see a reference to security system compatibility on www.nettalk.com either in the FAQ's or Tech tips. I agree with other contributors that the Nettalk VOIP is somewhat less reliable than traditional landline service and would be useless during power outages. However, if by security system you simply mean a system that works by placing a phone call to alert authorities, I believe it should work. Be aware that you must dial the full 9-digit number when placing calls via Nettalk.
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It uses bluetooth to connect to your phone. Which does not require internet. But it is location based. So if you are too far from your phone it won't work. So if someone steals it, and is not in a close proximity, this won't work. Because it connects to your phone via bluetooth, your phone needs to be powered on. If the battery runs out, this will not work.
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NO... that why we got. During Sandy, everyone's phone was out who had cordless, including my inlaws. We got this for them just in case. We still have a landline LIKE this one, so no worries if power goes out. : )
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I believe it depends on how your wifi network responds to an outage. I have had similar issues with power outages. If the network reconnects the thermostat will also. I have had to manually recycle the router after an outage. Not a thermostat issue.