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   John Levine to you   
   Re: CO backup power [telecom]   
   19 Oct 20 10:36:04   
   
   From: johnl@iecc.com   
      
   In article  you write:   
   >> Many cells phones let you swap SIMs, you can keep different SIMs from   
      
   SIM = the chip which has your phone numebr and other network info   
      
   >> different carriers activated (of course for a price). Watch out for   
   >> MVNOs, so getting say Mint as a backup for T-Mobile isn't going to   
      
   MVNO = Mobile Virtual Network Operator, a reseller that uses someone   
   else's network. Mint uses T-Mobile so there's no point in using one to   
   back up the other.   
      
   >Just to be clear I'll be wanting to use a /29 public address block.   
   >Not sure how that works if I switch ISPs on the fly.   
      
   No ISP will let you take a /29 with you. The smallest chunk that can   
   be routed separately is /24. Even if you have your own IPs, no mobile   
   carrier I know of will let you use your own addresses.   
      
   WISPs that provide fixed wireless are different from mobile carriers,   
   different technology, different business model.  If there's one in   
   your area, call them up and see what they offer.   
      
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