# You can easily keep your home network running during a power outage — here’s how

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/you-can-easily-keep-your-home-network-running-during-a-power-outage-heres-how/
- Published: 2026-11-07T19:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T19:49:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Engadget
- Original article: https://www.engadget.com/2308573/how-to-keep-home-network-running-during-outage/
- Topics: Gadgets

## Key points

- A UPS can keep home networking gear online during a power cut.
- Check whether your setup needs backup power for a modem, router or ONT.
- A mobile hotspot is the fallback if the provider’s connection also fails.

## Summary

A power cut can shut down a home internet connection even when a laptop still has battery power, interrupting work calls or other online activities. A backup power source for networking equipment can keep the connection running, provided the internet provider’s service remains available.

The article recommends checking which devices your connection depends on: cable users typically need to power a modem and router or gateway, while fibre users need a router and optical network terminal (ONT). An uninterruptible power supply (UPS), which switches to battery automatically, can keep a router running for an hour or more and costs well under $100 for a modest model. Battery-powered tool inverters can cost as little as $30, but require manual changeover; either option should be reserved for networking gear, and tested in advance.

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