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Recently had Verizon install a new power supply (replacing the old battery backup version) and now EVERY time I lose power, I have to go to my garage and manually reset the power supply for the OAT to get power. This is not a good feature. Any way to resolve this?
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The ont gets is power not from a battery but a direct connection to your homes electric current. The battery backup or power reserve simply keeps your Verizon phone working for 8 hours or more during a power outrage.
you would reset the ONT if necessary but after a power outrage the ont should boot back up on its own. The BBU is not even needed unless you have the phone service.
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No longer have a BBU, just a smallerm black power supply with a reset button on the side.
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@hiker1701awrote:No longer have a BBU, just a smallerm black power supply with a reset button on the side.
Yep that is a power reserve. Again it does not power the ONT. It can be turned off completely unless you have phone service. The batteries inside are replaceable D cells.
i have mine completely off.
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No, it is not a power reserve and it DOES power the ONT. If I unplug it, the ONT goes dark. On the left side are a reset button and a jack to plug in an external (I assume battery) power source.
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https://www.verizon.com/support/consumer/battery-backup/power-reserve
Please look at the above link.
Under “how do I install....” click the + and note what power reserve you have.
and notice the statement from Verizon about if you have one it is for your phone etc.
now I don’t know why you have to hit a reset on this unit to get power to the ONT.
when my power went out last summer my ONT booted up on its own. Of course along with everything else. I did purchase a APC unit which I now use for the power reserve and router, printers, VoIP devices. Just in case.
again although a 110 power cord is attached to the power reserve and then the other end to the ONT it should not affect a direct current to power the ONT.
And if you think about it, if the power reserve is strictly for phone use during a power outage why would the direct connection after the power comes back on need for you to reset a battery unit?
But hey maybe by calling 1-800-VERIZON may give a definitive answer you will accept.