Best solution for Google Meets during power-outages Thailand?

[GammaGlobulin]

Dear Folks,

 

My local area experiences frequent power outages, "come rain or come shine", (the same old song, as many here know).

 

So, nobody around here expects that the power reliability situation is likely to improve, anytime soon.

 

BUT, of course, I need very reliable video-conferencing capability, and I cannot afford to have video-conferencing connections cease, without warning, at odd times, even when the sun is shining.

I am NOT complaining....at least in THIS Topic.

 

Instead, I need to institute a workaround, and lower the stress levels, because, as we all know, it is lack of control over one's environment that causes stress, as well as uncertainty, day upon day.

 

aa. So, in my view, I could buy a laptop with a larger display, about 16-inch, and one with very high resolution.

 

bb. Then, I suppose, I could buy a small reliable backup power supply (one that would not go...Beep-Beep, Beep-Beep, such as most do, but not all) which I could use to power the router so that I could continue to use ethernet connection to my home internet router.

 

cc. OR, I could ask someone here if there is any extremely reliable 5G or 4G from AIS, which is good enough to provide high upload/download and very low latency, suitable for high quality video conferencing.

 

dd. But also, I might worry that if I try to keep the router powered using a backup power supply, during power outages from the grid, that the fiber-optic cable internet signal from 3BB might stop, or become erratic. I have never tried to use the router during power outages in this area.

 

ee. Maybe I should have both:  Both a backup power supply for the router. And also, some mobile SIM card, or something, from AIS.  I already have an AIS plan, with 20GBytes of data transfer per month.  However, I think I might run out of that during several hours of videoconferencing each month.

 

ff. So, what strategy do most people employ in such a situation? No power, but you need to continue video conference, and reliability is required.

 

I have zero experience using Google Meet during power outages.

Instead, in the past, I have just paced back and forth, fuming, until the power is restored, which is not optimal for health reasons.

 

Thanking you in advance....

Gamma

 

Note:  This is the main reason, probably the only reason, I am now tempted to buy a ThinkPad P16s Gen 4, if I can find one for about USD1000.00...and I think that I can.

 

 

[Equatorial]

16 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

aa. So, in my view, I could buy a laptop with a larger display, about 16-inch, and one with very high resolution.

 

 

Sure, you could buy a laptop with large display and high resolution. 

 

It's just not clear how display size and resolution help addressing the power outage problem you're trying to solve. In fact, this opposite is true - smaller display size and lower resolution would likely extend the time the laptop can operate without charging. 

[GammaGlobulin]

5 minutes ago, Equatorial said:

 

Sure, you could buy a laptop with large display and high resolution. 

 

It's just not clear how display size and resolution help addressing the power outage problem you're trying to solve. In fact, this opposite is true - smaller display size and lower resolution would likely extend the time the laptop can operate without charging. 

 

To clarify:  I am trying to replace the experience of using a desktop with 4 monitors, during a power outage. Of course, although this is impossible, yet one can, at the very least, select a laptop with a larger display of 16".  As for power to run the laptop, I will just rely on the battery in the ThinkPad16s, which is quite substantial.  

 

The question is: a. What is the best way to connect to the internet for video conferencing, either router during power outage, or some mobile connection through AIS.  b. If the router is powered by a separate backup battery, then will the 3BB fiber signal still be usable?  Or, will that stop during a power outage?  I have never tested this before.

 

 

[Equatorial]

9 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

The question is: a. What is the best way to connect to the internet for video conferencing, either router during power outage, or some mobile connection through AIS.  b. If the router is powered by a separate backup battery, then will the 3BB fiber signal still be usable?  Or, will that stop during a power outage?  I have never tested this before.

 

It's quite simple. 

 

If the router is powered by a UPS, it will remain fully operational. 

 

A separate question is, will there be signal (connectivity). That depends on the facility where the signal is coming from. If that facility is configured to handle a power outage, it will. If it's not, it won't. 

[GammaGlobulin]

2 hours ago, Equatorial said:

A separate question is, will there be signal (connectivity).

 

Yes. This is what I have been considering.

But, how can I get an honest answer, I wonder?

 

Concerning the other part of this problem...

 

Can AIS supply my laptop with mobile connectivity sufficient for an uninterrupted and stable Google MEET, for two or three hours, which I think requires about, maybe 500Kbps of nonfluctuating bandwidth with low latency.  You can easily get this in China.

 

But....HERE????

 

 

[Equatorial]

7 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Can AIS supply my laptop with mobile connectivity sufficient for an uninterrupted and stable Google MEET, for two or three hours, which I think requires about, maybe 500Kbps of nonfluctuating bandwidth with low latency.

 

This is getting more and more bizarre... 

 

Do you really think that this forum is monitored by the AIS technical support team in order to provide answers in case GammaGlobulin has an AIS related question? 

 

Unless you do, why don't you just do what the rest of us would do, instead of asking pointless questions. Connect your damn laptop via AIS mobile and see if it provides connectivity that you need. 

 

And make sure to report back the results...

[GammaGlobulin]

29 minutes ago, Equatorial said:

 

This is getting more and more bizarre... 

 

Do you really think that this forum is monitored by the AIS technical support team in order to provide answers in case GammaGlobulin has an AIS related question? 

 

Unless you do, why don't you just do what the rest of us would do, instead of asking pointless questions. Connect your damn laptop via AIS mobile and see if it provides connectivity that you need. 

 

And make sure to report back the results...

 

a. I don't have a laptop, except for that old Acer purchased in 2015.  

 

b. I don't have a 5G Dongle to test with the old Acer.

 

c. I would test it if I had a Dongle.

 

d. This is why I am asking users here, if they have experience with a Dongle, using AIS service, and what do they think?

 

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Also, good suggestion about testing myself...

 

Next time the power fails, I will connect the router to one of my existing BEEP-BEEP UPS units, power up the router, and connect my Acer using Ethernet cable, and see what happens.

 

Note:  No reason for me to buy a new laptop if this test fails.  Also, if I don't get an answer to the Dongle performance question, then I will not buy a new laptop.

 

 

 

 

[Equatorial]

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

b. I don't have a 5G Dongle to test with the old Acer.

 

For testing, a hotspot is all you need. 

 

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Next time the power fails, I will connect the router to one of my existing BEEP-BEEP UPS units, power up the router, and connect my Acer using Ethernet cable, and see what happens.

 

You really don't need to wait for a power outage. Just unplug the UPS from the wall and, voilà, you have a power outage. 

[GammaGlobulin]

1 hour ago, Equatorial said:

 

For testing, a hotspot is all you need. 

 

 

You really don't need to wait for a power outage. Just unplug the UPS from the wall and, voilà, you have a power outage. 

 

No.

I MUST wait for a power outage.

I already stated what I need to test:

 

During a power outage, will the signal still be sent reliably from outside to my house.

THIS is what I am testing, obviously.

 

How would I test that without waiting for a grid power failure?

Impossible.