The problem with WiFi is that the routers usually use line power to operate, as do the modems. If you can buy a small inverter with battery clips, you can run both items AND recharge your phones for quite a while should you need to. Of course, there is also solar if you have enough sun to make it go. A small solar panel will run many electronics. Landline phones will work even if the cells are down in most places, so you can usually communicvate that way if you need to. Just make sure you have an old style phone that doesn't plug into the power outlet. You can keep it in reserve and just use it for power outages by just unplugging the fancy phone and plugging the old phone into the phone jack.
Before I read this post, I had updated our status in the weather thread and, since it's pretty much just weather here, I'll leave that post where it is, but I'll quote it here. Replies can be here or there, it doesn't matter. The wind seems to be dying down some... or are we in the eye of the storm? Something having to do with the mountains around us, particularly Mount Katahdin, the largest in Maine, results in the worst of most storms passing us by. While we get a lot of bad weather, it's usually worse both south and north of us. Someone on one of the weather stations or podcasts - I forget which - explained it once, specifically mentioning Millinocket. I didn't really understand it, but it had something to do with our position in relation to the mountains. While Boston is snowed in and Northern Maine is snowed in, sometimes, we're in better shape here. Although he was talking specifically about snowstorms, maybe it carries over into other types of storms. As for Hurricane Lee, I think the most relevant thing is that we're nearer to the middle of the state. It doesn't seem to be a big deal. I've seen worse in storms that didn't have names.
I lose power,then it comes back just happens a lot but they have extra NBPower trucks out and I did sent a message to their website like they asked.It will continue through the night with one more landfall in St.John.The ground is so saturated from a wet and humid summer....the trees are still full of leaves so they lay on the lines.Come on Sunday!
I saw that St. Joh had a big port fire just as they were getting ready for the storm and the port security system was hacked as well. What else could go wrong?
Yes.In a scrap yard.They're looking into the cause of that fire.But as far as the hacking goes I hadn't heard about that.
Excellent advice, I have a good sized inverter that will run my WiFi, computer, radio and even the TV and a light for some time, even though most of those have their own battery supply. WE do not often have major power outages here but do get quite a few shorter ones particularly with winter storms so I do like to 'be prepared' and also have a small gas / propane fired generator if needed to run the house furnace ......then there is always the wood stove! Do hope that everyone make it through without too many problems as I watch it head across to my friends in NS.
Post-tropical storm Lee is on its way out of the Maritimes this morning, leaving behind widespread power outages, flooding and downed trees. The storm was located about 23 kilometres northwest of Summerside, P.E.I., as of 6 a.m. AT, moving in a northeasterly direction at 30 km/h into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, according to CBC meteorologist Tina Simpkin. Winds were still expected to gust up to 70 km/h on mainland Nova Scotia this morning, and up to 90 km/h in Cape Breton and eastern areas of mainland Nova Scotia. Winds are expected to diminish this afternoon. The National Hurricane Center in the U.S. said the storm made landfall in Long Island, N.S., around 4 p.m. Saturday, with maximum sustained winds of 110 km/hr. More than 101,000 Nova Scotia Power customers were still in the dark early Sunday morning, and the utility said more than 800 workers were in the field working to restore power. In New Brunswick, more than 12,000 were still without power early Sunday morning, and about 1,100 with P.E.I.'s Maritime Electric were waiting for their power to be restored. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/post-tropical-storm-lee-aftermath-sept-17-1.6969500
Here in central Virginia, they were calling for rain all day long. But as with all rain forecasts, this one keeps getting modified. Now it's not supposed to start until 3PM or so and last for 12 hours.
You can find them on Amazon or at many auto parts stores. You do have to have a charged battery to operate them, though. I use one of my lawn tractor batteries as it is much easier to handle and much lighter than a car battery. I also have a generator to power the house, but I don't start that just to get internet online. Here is an example of what I am talking about.
I have a tiny apartment and was trying to find a solution for,when power did go out.I'll take a look on Amazon
You can find a small battery and a cheap float charger to keep in your apartment if you want. You can also buy back-up batteries all set up but they are more expensive.