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Simplest method to check if the power outage is only your house, or the neighborhood, too:
Open the settings of your phone and check for available wifi networks. If it is empty, power is down elsewhere, too.
A LOT of people have networks and systems on UPS’s, so that’ll tell you nothing much really.
I can still watch media on my tablets if the power goes out.
I wouldn't say a lot, I've never met anyone else with an UPS, even in my most techy circles
Nor have I. Personally I have several UPS's because I work in tech and have learned why they are useful. But I don't know anyone else, even my techy friends that have hem.
It’s common with stuff like balcony solar systems so you have a way to store some power easily.
There’s different levels and stages of being “techy”. Just having a passion for computers and data is only one. Most of my techy friends are into solar as well.