Power Out for last 4 days...

[sandyut]

OK, so high wind red flag warnings bla bla bla, if you live in it you know. So our power has been out for 4 days. We have a Generac, but Comcast dies without power. Cell signal here is absolute s**t. texts and calls maybe but thats it. so no updates etc. Living in the info darkness blows. Hot water lights and cooking is great but lacking the last piece. Starlink will be ordered and set up ASAP! What an experience to go through. No gas stations open, no restaurants on and on. Could be worst, could be better. Next step is Starlink. With our gen, we will be unphased next time. But wow! I had to drive a couple miles down the road to use my phone for anything. If this was a snow storm that wouldnt be an option.

 

[pc farmer]

I get where your coming from but we didn't used to have cell phones. Nice to have but we can survive without them for a few days.

Edit. We actually can't, the world runs on Internet nowadays.

 

[JLinza]

Dang man. We lost power four 4 days one time on Thanksgiving a few years ago. It can be such a pain in the rear. Hope the wind dies down, so they can turn your power back on.

 

[sandyut]

Winds are subsiding, issue will likely continue. Not having freaking internet for 4 days and not know what is happening is not acceptable, I just ordered the Starlink start up package. D U N done with no connectivity, I dont want to share how much the generator cost, but it starlink is nothing by comparison. so its a no brainer.

 

[pc farmer]

Winds are subsiding, issue will likely continue. Not having freaking internet for 4 days and not know what is happening is not acceptable, I just ordered the Starlink start up package. D U N done with no connectivity, I dont want to share how much the generator cost, but it starlink is nothing by comparison. so its a no brainer.

I have priced them. Not cheap. I have a 9k watt one that will run the well, coal stove and all the freezers and fridges and lights. We have cell service here. That's all we need.

 

[sandyut]

the crappy part of our location is cell is 1-2 bars of LTE which wont do anything, I can send short texts and make calls but anything internet is a 100% no go. It had to be fixed.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Reminds me of the days growing up... with 4 channels on the tv... and the president is on... and he's on every channel! Time to go play with the hotwheels! Lol!

Ryan