UK Power cut: who do you contact?

[cambrensis]

No need for smartphone necessarily...the telephone networks are not on the National Grid. They have their own dc power. Have always been able to use a landline during a power cut.

[damian_steele]

However, a standard household phone, of the wired variety, should still connect for phone calls as the power comes from the phone line itself.

No need for smartphone necessarily...the telephone networks are not on the National Grid. They have their own dc power. Have always been able to use a landline during a power cut.

Really? I wish I'd known that before.

[madelaine]

Only problem is that many phones run off the mains - especially handsfree sets. I had to get out a spare phone and plug that in to use just the telephone power.

[tony41]

No need for smartphone necessarily...the telephone networks are not on the National Grid. They have their own dc power. Have always been able to use a landline during a power cut.

That's good to know. We get no mobile signal here.

[cambrensis]

Really? I wish I'd known that before.

Yes...I know...was referring to others who seemed to think they had to use a mobile of some sort. Perhaps I should have quoted them.

In fact although I use dect phones I have also a second dect phone the main unit of which will switch to line power if necessary. So far unused except for a twice annual test.

This is because I tend to forget to charge mobiles and smarts...not that it matters a lot as there are other ways of running the blasted things anyway... but Murphy's Law would doubtless prevail.