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Old 10-14-2013, 08:02 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by secondcurve View Post
I have a freeze alarm in my house and it works great except for one problem. The phone line the freeze alarm communicates via is a cable line and when the electricity fails, the cable modem goes off and it needs to be re-set manually. Thus, after a power failure the freeze alarm can be off for long stretches of time until someone goes to the house and resets the cable modem. Is the only solution to this problem to invest in a land line?

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You could also invest in a self charging external battery backup. They can cost upwards of $100, but you'll have peace of mind when the powers out. Just plug the cable modem into the back up battery and depending on the size you buy, you could run the cable modem and freeze alarm for several day or even weeks (let's hope not) without power.
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