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In case anyone missed this bit of news.
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025/03/broadb...
Might be quite useful for vulnerable folks or those experiencing extended power outages...
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Forgot to add, it can as said in the ISPR article be requested for free for IP-telephony based landline-dependent customers free of charge.
Otherwise it can also be separately purchased here.
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In case anyone missed this bit of news.
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2025/03/broadb...
Might be quite useful for vulnerable folks or those experiencing extended power outages... Think its good but £150 for those not defined as vulnerable is a bit steep
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Agree it's on the expensive-ish side, if you don't qualify for one gratis. Perhaps the cost will drop for other folks in due course.
Otherwise there are similar BBU-type options available on the open market.
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Remember it's limited in length.. and your provider's network upstream..
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The author of the above post is a thinkbroadband staff member. It may not constitute an official statement on behalf of thinkbroadband.
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Absolutely. A quote from the ISPR article..
"The new BBU marks a significant improvement over the old kit and should be welcomed, although it’s admittedly still not a solution for outages that last longer than a few hours. But there are some inescapable economic realities here and, past a certain point, it simply becomes too expensive for retail telecoms providers to offer solutions with more capacity."
Sums it up pretty well.
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There are lots of these around though. This one from APC costs just 1/3:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/APC-Back-UPS-Connect-Lithiu...
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The APC Back-UPS Connect and the Eaton 3S Mini UPS have both been around for a while. Neither have the features this new unit has (25% reserve capacity, USB charging, Y-cable to power two devices), nor capacity (APC 27.75Wh, Eaton 16.3Wh). The price is a little on the steep side, just over £100 would be nicer.
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Sure. As said there's many on the market if you're having to purchase one.
Personally I've tried the little Eaton unit and actually tested it out some time ago, and put up some test results on here. I've also made my own DIY unit using 18650 cells, a BMS charge controller and an enclosure which is uncannily of similar shape and size to the Vodafone Broadband Battery Backup unit talked about here.
There are loads of options out there. However for vulnerable and elderly folks, I think this unit is great news especially given it is available gratis and has some decent autonomy and features.
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This is another alternative on the open market, that I spotted in a link on the comments posted in the ISPR news article from SKE:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/SKE-Supply-Battery-Backup-S...
Somewhat physically larger than the Vodafone Broadband Battery Backup, but based on Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) battery chemistry which is inherently less of a potential fire risk than NMC-chemistry Lithium Ion chemistry. Battery capacity is also *significantly* larger. Some of the reviews however are mixed.
Perhaps I will do another review based on all of these units, the Eaton 3S Mini UPS, the iPower 12VDC plug pack UPS. I have a backup Hyperoptic FTTP connection with one of their WiFi routers in a drawer, also an EE Smarthub SH31B from another service so can easily run some mockups when I get a moment.
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We live in an area with next to no mobile coverage so when we got upgraded to fibre we invested in one of these
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Portable-Station-Gene...
Not the cheapest option but it kept the router and ONT powered for 9 hours during a lengthy power cut and could have gone on for quite a few more
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I'm surprised nobody makes something with a USB PD input, two or three USB PD outputs, and a slot where I can put a drill battery. A 5Ah 18v Makita battery is about £70 and when they're too worn out to deliver enough current to power a tool they will still be fine for this sort of application. I can see various things on Amazon for under £20 that clip on top and create a single PD port but nothing that turns it into a DC UPS.
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DeWalt do one. Here’s one of mine and on a 12 Ah FlexVolt battery. Has USB-A and PD input / output
You’re right though. It’s just a power source from a battery (or way to charge the battery) - not both simultaneously.
Edited by Pheasant (Tue 18-Mar-25 15:29:27)
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I've been using an SKE one for a couple of years now and cannot fault it.
https://i.imgur.com/QAyxMOp.jpg
It will run my ONT and N100 mini PC router for more than 4 hours.
The PCB is particularly impressive quality-wise.
https://i.imgur.com/ScUOyY8.jpg
OPNSense on Topton N100 - SWISH Fibre 900
NextDNS (subscription) - Unifi for Wifi
My Broadband PingEdited by smouty (Thu 20-Mar-25 20:41:37)
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