Ask HN: How to prepare for a probable internet outage?

7 points by marcionitao 4 years ago | 3 comments

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How to prepare for a probable internet outage?

toast0 4 years ago |

Buy some DVDs and/or older video games and systems. Login to your Steam account to make sure the DRM is topped up. Download some reading materials. Maybe get a POTS landline installed. Visit the bank and get a handful of currency.

You need to be a bit more specific about the scenario and what you want to do that you can't when you have no internet.

mikewarot 4 years ago |

Turn off your internet on Sundays, you'll figure out where your dependencies really lie in a month or two.

gtirloni 4 years ago |

Google "internet outage prepper"