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BT BBU for Digital voice over copper smart hub 2

please can anyone answer this what BBU ( batteries backup unit is the correct one for my BT smart hub 2

witch is the right one

also dose this also let you brows the internet 

i live in a place with no mobile so i have to do wifi calling so need the router to work 

i have at least 1 power cut a month most are only 60 secs to 10 mins others can be for a hr or so

have any of you actually had real world experiance of when you have a power cut still been able to brows the internet through a BT smart hub2

& whitch one of these is the corect one for me

my internet is over copper cable

Cyberpower Power Supply Battery Back-Up For BT Digital Voice Service (

Cyberpower Power Supply Battery Back-Up For BT Digital Voice Service (Non FTTP) (New)

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Cyberpower Power Supply Battery Back-Up For BT Digital Voice Service (

Cyberpower Power Supply Battery Back-Up For BT Digital Voice Service (Non FTTP) (Renewed)

 

yours really hopefully

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Re: BT BBU for Digital voice over copper smart hub 2

You may want to consider the better BBU ( the FTTP one ) , if on copper , the BBU only needs to power the router ( presumably whatever device you use already has a battery, like IPad or laptop) , if you were on FTTP the BBU needs to power the router and the ONT , so although you don’t have an ONT now , because you are not on FTTP , it would future proof yourself for when you do get FTTP .


As far as real world experience, the power cut ‘panic’ is so overblown ( IMHO ) that the chances of those that claim they needed a BBU , and got one , and then have actually had to use it in a real world situation ( during a power outage ) will be small , so getting that small group ( BBU and genuinely needed it as they had a power cut ) to comment on here will be unlikely, but you never know, some may comment but wether they genuinely had a real world outage may be up for debate.

As  the BBU takes over the power supply of the router if the mains fail  , for as long as the battery lasts in the BBU , the broadband service will be identical ( the router doesn’t care ) with the small chance that as the mains power fails and the BBU kicks in , the router may briefly drop out and have to re sync (  a small break in service ) the way these work is your router is connected to the BBU , the BBU connected to the mains , as the mains fail the BBU takes over .

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I wouldn't use either, get a third party UPS.

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Re: BT BBU for Digital voice over copper smart hub 2

any recommendations link to product would be nice

SH2  Draws max 14.7 Watts

 

I will need something that lasts a couple of hrs 

the BT BBU allegedly can go for 2 hrs 

 

would like something that will last the same duration 

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Re: BT BBU for Digital voice over copper smart hub 2

unfortunately, I live in a world of frequent power cuts on a Scottish island.

I live in the middle of a field on the side of a hill over 100m from the joint box on the road & half a mile at least to the cabinet.

& no mobile coverage.

so there is no way that BT is going to make me FTTP ever, as the cost of trenching & fibre cable would be too costly.

 

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Re: BT BBU for Digital voice over copper smart hub 2

Have a look at CyberPower BR700ELCD

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