Telecom towers and their power
I assume cell phone towers have generators, and battery backup for when the generators run out of gas. Does anybody know if there is a standard on how long they have to be able to provide power for...
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January 17, 1994
Was thrown out of bed by the Northridge, earthquake. Ran down to the business. Checked for gas leaks, spilled batteries - all OK. Dialed my mother who lived in Reno, apologized for waking her up. The call went through instantly. Told her telephone service was bound to go down and don't worry.
An hour later the land line was dead. No call completion. Stayed that way for seven hours.
So whatever you may surmise abut what's happening to cell service in FL , it is probably protection against overloading.
Was thrown out of bed by the Northridge, earthquake. Ran down to the business. Checked for gas leaks, spilled batteries - all OK. Dialed my mother who lived in Reno, apologized for waking her up. The call went through instantly. Told her telephone service was bound to go down and don't worry.
An hour later the land line was dead. No call completion. Stayed that way for seven hours.
So whatever you may surmise abut what's happening to cell service in FL , it is probably protection against overloading.
