Power outage with/with out internet

[learninmypc]

Long story short at a previous residence I lived at several years ago we had a power outage but I was able to be online with my laptop since it was on battery power.
Lately, we had a power outage from Saturday till 2 days ago but I couldn't get online with my iPhone or iPad using battery, why?

 

[DelJo63]

Depends upon the Internet connection.
The iPhone could use a cell connection OR a wifi connection via your router (likely down without a UPS)
If the iPad does not have the cellular feature, then it too will fail on the missing wifi

 

[cliffordcooley]

It also depends on how large the power outage is, and whether or not the switch box was knocked out as well.

 

[learninmypc]

My iPad/iPhone have cell data turned off. I'll look into UPS .

 

[learninmypc]

It also depends on how large the power outage is, and whether or not the switch box was knocked out as well.

At its height, there were about 300.000 to 400.000 people out. Don't know about a "switch box".

 

[learninmypc]

Ok, I have this , the part with the red & green light, but not the rest http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-POCKET-SURGE-PROTECTOR-33064/dp/B0002LEMS8

 

[DelJo63]

.. and whether or not the switch box was knocked out as well.

?? inform me please, to what "switch box" do you refer?

 

[DelJo63]

Ok, I have this , the part with the red & green light, but not the rest http://www.amazon.com/Kensington-POCKET-SURGE-PROTECTOR-33064/dp/B0002LEMS8

Not the same as a UPS: http://www.amazon.com/b?node=764572

 

[learninmypc]

Not the same as a UPS: http://www.amazon.com/b?node=764572

Ok, thanks for the clarification.

 

[cliffordcooley]

?? inform me please, to what "switch box" do you refer?

For lack of proper terminology

 

[learninmypc]

For lack of proper terminology

There is a similiar box like that next to my house but its traffic lights ONLY.

 

[DelJo63]

Yeah, seen these before too. Hopefully it's clear that a UPS doesn't care and will keep your systems alive long enough (or configured to auto-)shutdown in an orderly manner

 

[learninmypc]

Thanks you two