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Our VOIP service comes through to our mobiles (WiFi or 3G/4G) as well as the fixed receivers, so this sort of thing should obivate the need for backup there. If we were to implement UPSs we would have to fit them to our various switches (especially the POE ones driving the phones) as well. The VOIP takes voicemail and creates an email attachment with the sound file, which is very neat.@upnortheast the fibre ONT box that Openreach install does have its own little rechargeable backup supply, using 4 x AA size NiMh batteries. It’s good enough for around 3.5 hours without mains supply.
If you need more operation time without mains, I’d suggest you connect power to your fibre ONT box (and main network router etc) using a small uninterruptible power supply (UPS).
This means that you will still have broadband in the event of an extended power failure. You can get small APC/Schneider UPS units from Amazon for about £65 or so. With the backup inside the ONT you should have a total of around 12+ hours of operation in the event of a power fail.
Having a little UPS there is possibly more important if you decide to do away with the copper service (for voice) and run your telephone using a Voice over IP (VoIP) service over your fibre broadband.
Otherwise if you have decent mobile service then that’s probably a good enough backup.