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Sunlei

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8. If you have a wired landline, to router /w wifi- I'm pretty sure some router/motems have batteries b

Reply to ThingsGottaChange (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 22, 2017, 08:21 PM

Jul 2017

backup-for when power is out.

wired landline phone is gold when there is no power, a regular old phone will even ring using the tiny bit of power in those landlines.

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Help choosing tablet? [View all] ThingsGottaChange Jul 2017 OP

I brought my husband a Lenovo Tab 2 A-10 tablet which was under $200 kimbutgar Jul 2017 #1

If your electric goes out and your WiFi is through your desktop justhanginon Jul 2017 #2

Yes... you can't get loose without the juice... PoiBoy Jul 2017 #3

Not too bright, am I? ThingsGottaChange Jul 2017 #4

If you have a wired landline, to router /w wifi- I'm pretty sure some router/motems have batteries b Sunlei Jul 2017 #8

Don't feel bad and please don't ask me how I knew that. :-))))))) justhanginon Jul 2017 #5

Anything in the 10 inch range Egnever Jul 2017 #6

Thanks much for the info nt ThingsGottaChange Jul 2017 #7

Here's what I found discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2017 #9

Thanks ThingsGottaChange Jul 2017 #10

You can get a newish Surface 3 with 4 Gb memory and a 128 Gb SSD for $199.99 on ebay ucrdem Jul 2017 #11