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    <p>Many times those coincide. ;-)</p>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/12/22 3:34 PM, Mike Hammett wrote:<br>
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            13.3333px;">Top Gear Top Tip: I also have a UPS on my garage
            door opener. That saves the</span></font>
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              manually opening/closing the garage door if I'm not</span></font></div>
        <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">at home."</span></font></div>
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        <div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 13.3333px;">Keeping one's spouse happy
              is FAR more important than keeping a router or modem
              online.  ;-)</span></font></div>
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          normal; text-decoration: none;"><b>From: </b>"Sabri Berisha"
          <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sabri@cluecentral.net"><sabri@cluecentral.net></a><br>
          <b>To: </b>"nanog" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org"><nanog@nanog.org></a><br>
          <b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, January 12, 2022 3:01:27 PM<br>
          <b>Subject: </b>Re: home router battery backup<br>
          <br>
          ----- On Jan 12, 2022, at 10:15 AM, Andy Ringsmuth
          <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:andy@andyring.com">andy@andyring.com</a> wrote:<br>
          <br>
          Hi,<br>
          <br>
          >> On Jan 12, 2022, at 11:35 AM, Scott T Anderson via
          NANOG <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org"><nanog@nanog.org></a><br>
          >> wrote:<br>
          >> services, I was wondering if anyone had any insights
          on the prevalence of<br>
          >> battery backup for home modem/routers? I.e., what
          percentage of home users<br>
          >> actually install a battery backup in their home
          modem/router or use an external<br>
          >> UPS?<br>
          <br>
          > Given that most people barely even know what their home
          router is, I suspect the<br>
          > percentage would be somewhere south of 1 percent. Outside
          of my home, I<br>
          > honestly cannot recall EVER seeing someone’s home using a
          battery backup for<br>
          > their internet infrastructure.<br>
          <br>
          Same here. A small UPS that will keep my modem, router, and
          POE for APs alive for<br>
          the time I need to run outside and hook up my generator when
          PG&E decides to cut<br>
          the power again. A bigger UPS for the small 19" rack that
          hosts some stuff.<br>
          <br>
          Top Gear Top Tip: I also have a UPS on my garage door opener.
          That saves the<br>
          misses from dealing with manually opening/closing the garage
          door if I'm not<br>
          at home.<br>
          <br>
          Thanks,<br>
          <br>
          Sabri<br>
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    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- 
Keith Stokes
SalonBiz, Inc</pre>
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