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segask
New Contributor
7 years ago

Does Cox Internet stay up as long as Cox Phone during a power outage?

I've been thinking of switching from Cox phone to another voip service like OOMA or Obi with Google Voice.  But in order for OOMA or Obi to work during a power outage the Cox internet signal has to b...
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stinkfoot63
Contributor II
7 years ago

Just so that you are aware, if the power goes out during a call it will be disconnected as the interruption forces the phone modem to reboot.

  • Bruce's avatar
    Bruce
    Honored Contributor III
    7 years ago

    I don't think a lot of people directly connect one telephone to the modem.  If power goes out, the wireless base-unit would stop broadcasting anyway.

    • stinkfoot63's avatar
      stinkfoot63
      Contributor II
      7 years ago

      Plug it into a UPS unit and that problem should be addressed.