That was my concern too, and the best we've come up with so far is... (a) Use a POTS line, perhaps as a backup if it detects it can't =20 communicate to the outside via internet. (b) Use ham radio, as there are apparently lots of repeaters =20 everywhere that can reach me, and I don't have to pay for a POTS line. =20 But I know nothing about this, so need to research. (c) [KIDDING]Spray the whole place down with tear gas or some type of =20 sleeping gas until I can get there to see if anything is really going =20 on.[/KIDDING] Quoting David VanHorn : > What happens when your internet connectivity is taken down? > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .