[PLUG] VoIP question

[Keith Lofstrom]

On Thu, Feb 06, 2025 at 04:39:17PM -0800, Russell Senior wrote:
> Just to toss in another home-phone-over-internet option, I am an Ooma
> user. It does require Internet, but ... like, I've already got
> internet and, with the occasional outage, will continue to have
> internet access. It's similar to other phone-over-internet services
> that have been mentioned already.

Like Russell, I also use an Ooma box connected through Ziply.
Both are on a dedicated UPS box, and in an extended outage I
can recharge the UPS from a 1 kW baby Honda generator.  I
rarely use phones, but 911 should be callable from every room.

I will probably purchase a larger tri-fuel generator (plumbed
for natural gas) so I can power server, laptops, refrigerators
and furnace blower in an extended outage.  When the electric
grid grows enough renewable generation, I may replace all the
gas appliances with heat pump appliances, backed up by one
LARGE emergency generator, also tri-fuel.

One semi-deluxe feature of our new natural gas water heater
is that it has a built-in mini-generator that powers the
thermostats, so it stays online through an electricity outage.
When we convert to heat pump, it will be free to a good home.

If others are considering generators for similar usage, lets
take this discussion off-list.  And no, quad-fuel does NOT
include penguin feathers.  Sorry, Tux.

Keith L.

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Keith Lofstrom          keithl at keithl.com