About a month ago I emailed Orange to ask about their transmitters working in powercuts (I was looking through their website) and I have just got this reply, which seems a little..well, contrary to what public information films have lead me to believe.
I always thought they worked in a powecut
(It actually sounds like its from somebody who posts here
)
Originally Posted by Orange man (Not an Oompa-Loompa):
“Truth is they don't. They are connected to the same power supply as everything else. Some may have their own powers supplies and I have heard of this though is not usually the case as the presence of back up diesel generator would add to the bulk of the installation at street level.
I think what may have happened is that your phone was talking to a mast in an area that wasn't suffering from the same power cut that you were.”
“Truth is they don't. They are connected to the same power supply as everything else. Some may have their own powers supplies and I have heard of this though is not usually the case as the presence of back up diesel generator would add to the bulk of the installation at street level.
I think what may have happened is that your phone was talking to a mast in an area that wasn't suffering from the same power cut that you were.”
I always thought they worked in a powecut

(It actually sounds like its from somebody who posts here
)