They only provide the one, small-ish battery that's built into the unit. You can have extra batteries on hand, but you have to have a way of charging them. There is a small A/C adapter port on the side, but from my research there's nothing available to go into it. Plenty of forum threads on the web on this subject.
I've got an extra 300 VA UPS laying around that I can plug the inside unit into to provide extra battery power. The installation tech assured me that it would work, FWIW. There's no reason you can't use a bigger UPS for the job. Otherwise, there's no monthly cost that I recall, beyond what you pay for the phone service. > -----Original Message----- > We don't have FIOS in our neighborhood yet, but may get it some day. > > One major concern that we have is battery backup which is only good for > around 6 hours. Do they have a setup with multiple batteries or solar > charger for power outages longer than that? Our power goes off almost > every time there's an electrical storm. It's usually back in a few > hours, but sometimes it takes a day or so to restore power. What can > you do to maintain your service when the power is out? > > What's the monthly cost and what does it cover? ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
