What happens with the Web600 when you have a power/Internet outage? The 400 uses a landline and will auto-dial using its battery to notify of outage.
49709
Power and internet outages are of such short duration here it is of no concern to me except I do use a battery backup. One thing to be very concerned about when considering the 600 is you do need a static IP address or you will loose remote communication with the 600. This I learned the hard way. My internet provider charges $10/month extra to have a static IP address. Had I known this before getting the 600 it would have been a deal breaker.
49710
The Web 600 is a horrible product. To work it requires a computer to be running on the network full time. A power outage will shut down your computer and thus your Web 600. I have used several types of monitors and would never again buy this one.
49711
That's not happened yet that's a question for sensaphone. I was wondering the same thing.
49712
You can purchase a battery backup for the Web600 so it will continue to function during a power outage. However, you will not receive any notices via the Internet until the power is restored. You could use the relay output to trigger a dial out device to make a phone call but what requires an additional device. I chose the Internet capability over dial out. I have mine monitoring my oil boiler temperature as well as boiler lock out.
49713
"One thing to be very concerned about when considering the 600 is you do need a static IP address"This is not true and paying for a public IP address is not necessary. All you need is a DNS service and you can always access your device by name. There are many free DNS servers available.
49714
The unit should operate off of its internal battery; and the operation should be the same as operating on utility power.
407646
no, because it requires a wifi signal. If you want something when the power goes out, I would recomend a mifi from your wireless company.
1857464
You do not need an internet connection. Yes it is 120 volt power. I have mine plugged into a battery backup so my cell phone will still work for a while after a power failure.
1986274
I have not experienced a power outage since purchasing the phone. However I did program the phone with approximately 20 names and phone numbers. I then unplugged and repacked the the phone in the original box. It remained there for 2 weeks. When I arrived at my father's I opened the box, installed the phones and all the names and phone numbers were as I installed them 2 weeks previous. Because we had call display the time/date sets automatically. Hope this helps.
455030
Since the BayWeb thermostat (and your HVAC system) requires electricity, it will not operate during a power outage. However, since all of the scheduling data is stored in your account on the BayWeb website, once power (and Internet connectivity) is restored, everything is back to normal. There is no need to do anything. You can setup your BayWeb account so that they email you whenever Internet connectivity between your thermostat and their website is lost or restored. This way, you will know that either the power was out or your Internet connection was down during that time.
1598067
when the battery dies! That has to reflect on the server .. should notify before the battery runs out!
490568
Only works if the power is on for voip/vonage type phone service. Traditional land line phone service is powered through the phone company and would still work during a power outage.
2072930
Nothing functions if your internet connection or their web servers fail. Look at their outages and the irate user comments on their site in October. People not being able to even turn on their lights.
1112446
Most plug in phones use power, especially if they have a base station and a handset. I always plug my phone, router, modem and now the basic talk box into a battery backup and haven't lost service in years. However, if the internet goes down (rarely happens) then you will loose your phone.
1796547
It uses bluetooth to connect to your phone. Which does not require internet. But it is location based. So if you are too far from your phone it won't work. So if someone steals it, and is not in a close proximity, this won't work. Because it connects to your phone via bluetooth, your phone needs to be powered on. If the battery runs out, this will not work.
1427663
Yes. The unit plugs into a household outlet. Most phone services do work when the power is out. If your phone service depends on househole electrcity, then it won't be able to phone out. (We just switched to a "voice over IP" ? service that is part of our internet and when power is out so is the phone.
965357
Hello, I subscribe to Time Warner Cable Digital phone service and it works great with my phone service. The down side of digital phone service is that when your electrical power goes off, the phone service ends, but that is a bit unrelated to your question, but you should be aware of that kind of issue as you'll have no phone to use during an electrical power outage.DAVE
2122721
The unit is not powered by your electricity. It is powered by the phone line which basically never loses power. Even if you disconnect from the phone line it will not loose the memory for blocked numbers at least in the short term, but it will lose the date
1736747
if it was a power outage yes.... one of my units is in a mountain area that frequently losses power. I get an alert that the wifi is out and the later it tells me that it has reconnected.
971237
Only if you have what is called a "POTS" telephone system - a Plain Old Telephone System. If you get your phone from say cable or DSL then they will usually go down when the power goes out, but the Freedom Alert itself has a battery backup system. It's really a pretty good unit (helped my Dad out once when he broke his leg).
2227347
No. I got it because it was not managed because my more tech friend said you don't want that hassle. When you power off you incoming internet it messes up the switch and I have to pull the power to reset it.
1184375
I have never had an outage, but it's fully manual, so I would expect it to restart exactly where you set it.