[asterisk-users] is Power fail transfer possible with asterisk?

[John covici]

OK, to clarify a bit, he wants to fix things so that all we are
depending on are the pots lines -- I know if they go out you are
gone.  So what can we do in that case?

on Wednesday 01/02/2008 Tilghman Lesher(tilghman at mail.jeffandtilghman.com) wrote
 > On Wednesday 02 January 2008 17:10:05 John covici wrote:
 > > Hi.  I have a client who wants some way that his analog phones can
 > > call out even after the power is out and the UPS has died -- some way
 > > that a phone can connect directly to an fxo or some such when power is
 > > gone.  Any hardware around which can do this?  I have heard of some
 > > ATA's which do this, do any of the channel banks have this capability?
 > 
 > 1) If his phones are this critical, he needs a triple redundant generator.
 > 2) Ask him what he would like to do after 36 hours of power outage, when
 > even the telco stops being able to provide battery on their POTS lines.  If
 > your provider is out, there's very little you can do.  Perhaps a ham radio
 > attached to a car battery?
 > 
 > Speed costs; how fast would you like to go?
 > 
 > -- 
 > Tilghman
 > 
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