are masts supposed to have emergency power backup

[jimo]

Hi

During recent power outages with storm Ciera we lost power for about 10 hours

The mobile signal dies as soon as there is a power cut and stays down.

The problem is that the village has recently had virgin Fibre to the house installed so we all lose our landlines as well. (we are also asking Virgin about any options they may have)

If we had an emergency we have no voice coverage. We have to get in the car and drive about 15 minutes away to find a signal.

So my question is do some/all/none of the masts have any form of power backup.

[MI5 Level 94: Supreme · Accepted solution]

Some do but mostly run off the grid only.

[pgn Level 42: Skillful]

The good old BT land-line, stayed up through thick and thin (provided you did not replace your BT phone with a base station and wireless combo...!).

BTW: You do know that Virgin Media use your electricity to power the transmitter from your box back to their main connection-point...? The cheek! 🤣

[MI5 Level 94: Supreme]

You know my feelings on VM !