Re: power to the internet
t;> This time it’s PG all alone, but still fallout from back then. Too > >> much liability and they’ve not maintained the infrastructure and so > >> they decided that to reduce the liability costs it’s cheaper to > >> blackout. Same story again different colors. PG making a mint while > >> people get screwed (PG was mostly at the getting screwed end in > >> 2000-2001) > > > > PG has been the one in the news, but SCE appears to have been making > > the same choices with about the same effects. The Thomas Fire was > > briefly the largest wildfire in state history, and the source (well, > > with the rain) of the Montecito mud flow a few weeks later. We're told > > that SCE seems to figure in that one and several others before and since. > > > > I go back and forth on who might be responsible. The electric > > utilities bear blame for their infrastructure; it should be > > underground, not strung from poles. I would put some to the state and > > the management of the various national forests and national parks in > > the area - one of the outcomes from a fire in 2007 or thereabouts was > > that the ecology folks had been protecting foliage, and that foliage > > burned and clogged streams, with all sorts of results. Surprise! If > > you're worried about ecology, you should support management of it. In > > California, there are also laws holding home-owners responsible for > > "defensible space" around their homes. > > > > When I lived in Socal, we certainly had hellacious brush fires when the > Santa Ana winds blew. I don't remember any/many of them being attributed > SCE though? Maybe I just wasn't paying attention? Do remember anything > about that, Fred? We've forever had an urban-wildland interface problem > -- I mean, how many times has Malibu burned down, it seemed like every > other year. > > Apparently San Diego Gas and Electric has been something of a pioneer > after the horrible Cedar fire, and apparently it's made a difference. > > Mike > > -- Jason Wilson Remotely Located Providing High Speed Internet to out of the way places. 530-651-1736 530-748-9608 Cell www.remotelylocated.com
Re: power to the internet
AT land line had service trucks parked at RT’s to power them. I talked with one of the techs. He was on a 12 hour schedule and spent that time between 3 sites charging the batteries to keep the copper plant running. They plugged in to the truck inverter and ran the truck all day. He told me they ran out of generators. Talk about a waste of manpower. On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 10:56 AM Michael Thomas wrote: > > On 12/26/19 10:41 AM, Ben Cannon wrote: > > Exactly. And we will build it all. > > > > The power stuff is serious people. We’ve gotten letters from the FCC > > over it. There is additional regulation coming down when people can’t > > call 911! > > > > You need at minimum 8 hours (or your CRT response time with a > > generator trailer, or a standby generator or two) of battery on your > > telecom equipment. All of it. Everywhere. > > > > Comcast is the worst about this, they never replace and often don’t > > even place batteries in their RTs at all - and they are going to get > > fined over it mark my words. > > > > > Here in California, you're going to need a lot more than 8 hours. We had > one that lasted 3 days, followed by about 8 hours of power, followed by > 2 days of no power. If this is the new normal, and I'm afraid that it > is, that's probably going to require some pretty hefty backup. Not to > mention expensive. > > The one "good" thing that PG did is expose all of these > vulnerabilities. Every neighborhood probably knows whether their carrier > is naughty or nice now. > > Mike > > -- Jason Wilson Remotely Located Providing High Speed Internet to out of the way places. 530-651-1736 530-748-9608 Cell www.remotelylocated.com
Re: power to the internet
As a small WISP operator in Northern California and well into the urban interface we fell victim to the PSPS this year. Thousands was spent on upgrading battery plants that would normally hold during a short outage and generator purchases, whether it be small inverter style generators for small sites to permanent standby site generators for those sites that are larger or a PITA to get to. We still have more work to do and hope to be better prepared for next summers rounds of shut offs. I am currently developing a portable trailer mounted solar/battery plant to replace the portable generators just for fuel cost savings since I spent just about $500/week in generator fuel alone for the largest outage. On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 9:59 AM Michael Thomas wrote: > > On 12/26/19 7:51 AM, Mike Bolitho wrote: > > I'm pretty sure political bickering is well beyond the scope of the > > mailing list. Is anyone moderating this? > > It certainly wasn't my intent or desire to have this turn political, and > shame on the person who did. This is a serious networking related issue > for California *right* *now*. It may become a serious networking related > issue for a lot of other places too -- California is hardly unique in > its wildland - urban interface issues, and lots of places burn just like > California. And definitely lots of places have a 100+ years of fire > suppression which is a policy thing, not a political thing. > > The question is what are network operators going to do? If the answer is > "nothing", don't be surprised to get legislation shoved down your > throats. Don't expect the bay area of all places to passively put up > with all of this. If your network fails because of power going out and I > can't call 911, you've got a big, big problem. > > Mike > > > -- Jason Wilson Remotely Located Providing High Speed Internet to out of the way places. 530-651-1736 530-748-9608 Cell www.remotelylocated.com
Re: Oct. 3, 2018 EAS Presidential Alert test
VZW and Fi phones both had positive activation. Local small town Radio Station also had positive EAS activation in California. No Weather Radio Activation. Jason Wilson Remotely Located Providing High Speed Internet to out of the way places. 530-651-1736 Office 530-748-9608 Cell www.remotelylocated.com > On Oct 3, 2018, at 11:52 AM, Andy Ringsmuth wrote: > > Did anyone on AT or an iPhone receive the test today? I believe it was > supposed to happen at 2:18 EDT, followed by one on broadcast radio at 2:20 > EDT. > > I’m in CDT, so 1:18 and 1:20 p.m. CDT. > > Message was heard on my desk radio at 1:21:35 p.m. CDT but as of the sending > of this at 1:52 p.m. CDT, nothing on phones. I have an office full of AT > iPhones and not a single one of them alerted. > > FEMA says https://www.fema.gov/emergency-alert-test > > "Cell towers will broadcast the WEA test for approximately 30 minutes > beginning at 2:18 p.m. EDT. During this time, WEA compatible cell phones that > are switched on, within range of an active cell tower, and whose wireless > provider participates in WEA should be capable of receiving the test message. > Some cell phones will not receive the test message, and cell phones should > only receive the message once." > > My wife, with a Sprint iPhone, received the test. > > > > Andy Ringsmuth > 5609 Harding Drive > Lincoln, NE 68521-5831 > (402) 304-0083 > a...@andyring.com >
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