[Cialug] Mediacom to boost speeds

[L. V. Lammert]

On Tue, 29 Apr 2014, Jeff Chapin wrote:

> Pretty sure Mediacom would object to a customer breaking open their
> cabinets to add UPS ;-).
>
> I read his comment as the whole neighborhood goes down, since the Mediacom
> equipment loses power, not just the parts at your home.
>
Actually, that's a moot point; a UPS, even if configured properly, is only
going to maintain service for, say, an hour maximum.

What happens during a longer term outage? No service. AFAIK, only ATT &
some Fiber systems actually have backup power sources.

	Lee