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#21

IDNet Help / Re: Outage last night

Last post by lozcart - Oct 29, 2024, 15:29:11

Mine went down just after midnight and came back up around 8:30am. I was just going to call support when the website was updated with the outage information.

#22

IDNet Help / Re: Outage last night

Last post by Bill - Oct 29, 2024, 14:23:45

My PPP was down from just after midnight, until just after 7am this morning. 

Ditto.
According to the Network Status page: Wholesale suppliers advised of an issue over night within their network. They have since applied a fix to resolve the fault.

#23

IDNet Help / Re: Outage last night

Last post by Simon - Oct 29, 2024, 13:40:32

Seems it was quite widespread, Ray.

#24

IDNet Help / Re: Outage last night

Last post by Ray - Oct 29, 2024, 13:09:45

Yes, Simon, mine did, don't know what time it went off but it was after 7am before it came back on!

#25

IDNet Help / Outage last night

Last post by Simon - Oct 29, 2024, 12:17:34

Did anyone else have an outage last night?  My PPP was down from just after midnight, until just after 7am this morning. 

#26

IDNet Help / Re: Since VoIP callers names f...

Last post by nowster - Oct 24, 2024, 16:46:32

I did purchase a small backup UPS, which I intended to use to keep the router going in the event of a power outage, but I haven't got round to setting it up yet. 

At Dad's in rural Wales it's an APC (Schneider) Back-UPS XS 700U, powering the router (a Raspberry Pi 4), the ONT, and a GL.iNet Opal travel router set up as a WiFi access point. The other WiFi APs in the house are not on the UPS.

This guarantees a WiFi signal in the kitchen.

Estimated runtime is in excess of 4 hours, but I had to make sure the UPS was set NOT to turn off on low power draw, otherwise it would shut off after about 5 minutes.

The battery is replaceable in about 5 minutes (though there are no official instructions on how to do that).

When we do transition the landline to VoIP, I'll have the VoIP ATA be UPS-powered, which should allow the two hard wired phones in the house to still work when the power's out.

#27

IDNet Help / Re: Since VoIP callers names f...

Last post by Simon - Oct 24, 2024, 14:05:27

We've had this discussion before, but I have a very poor mobile signal at home, so nearly always opted to use the landline for calls, but then I discovered WiFi Calling, which improves mobile reception hugely, but of course, like VoIP, it doesn't work in a power cut.

I did purchase a small backup UPS, which I intended to use to keep the router going in the event of a power outage, but I haven't got round to setting it up yet. 

#28

IDNet Help / Re: Since VoIP callers names f...

Last post by zappaDPJ - Oct 24, 2024, 12:49:23

Ditto. I realised some time ago that VOIP just made my brain hurt so I've been moving all my contacts over to the mobile, and when the time comes I'll just ditch the landline.

I'm still wondering how this going to work with my 97 year old mother-in-law. She has no internet and a truly dreadful copper service that can barely support a voice call. Caller identification is essential so who is going to set that up for her?

On a personal note ditching the landline two years ago was in retrospect something I should have done many years before that. I appreciate it's not the same for everyone but for us there was no downside, just positives.

#29

IDNet Help / Re: Since VoIP callers names f...

Last post by Bill - Oct 24, 2024, 12:29:27

a number of senior family members still use it. 

To the best of my knowledge I am the senior family member, so I do as I damn well please and the young 'uns keep up as best they can 

#30

IDNet Help / Re: Since VoIP callers names f...

Last post by john7 - Oct 24, 2024, 12:17:48

"None of the reviews I've looked at seem to mention caller ID issues, but I've not read them all." The problem is if they used the +44 UBOSS uses or not as most VoIP firms do. If its not receiving +44 no problems, if it is can it convert to normal numbering.

We use the land line as I have hearing problems and mobile phones do not sound, for me , as well as the much louder BT phone we use. Ye=s there is also the problem of relatives scattered allover who have our land line number and some don't uses mobiles! But the big problem is my hearing, if only the NHS aids were latter generation ones that worked with the Bluetooth phones use that might help but looking at the cost of privet ones, into the £1000's is beyond me now. The add-ons I have tried have been near  useless as well as extra bits to carry about (and lose). Its a pity I can see why the NHS goes for the old much cheaper ones but an increasing % of aid users are being driven on to mobile use by the land line cut off.