NormanH Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 https://www.monecowatt.fr/ they reckon to warn by 17h the evening before.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le martin-pêcheur Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Thanks Norman, I signed up for the SMS message this week, let's hope it works. It took, what seems to be the standard French time for a response, namely 48 hours, to acknowledge my application. Hope the warning of power cuts comes through quicker than that 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherbanana Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Thank you Norman, I shall view it on the ipad during the power cuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted December 8, 2022 Share Posted December 8, 2022 They intend to test the system tomorrow 9 Dec. Hopefully it rests theoretical: https://www.capital.fr/economie-politique/coupures-delectricite-un-test-grandeur-nature-le-9-decembre-1453654 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) Frustratingly - and perhaps typical of "the French attitude" - I finally got it (the app) to admit (after several attempts) that I am not entitled to download or use the app as I am not resident in France. In other words it's geo-blocked. I do honestly wonder what goes on in the heads of some of these people...... And it's a stupid stupid restriction as I can still look at the info on the RTE website, it's just less easy to access quickly. I was amused to see that traffic lights won't be exempted from power-cuts in France, that should be good for a laugh as a spectator sport..... I might add that even on this very cold morning here in Britain (-5 deg C in Devon) we're still exporting power to France to keep their lights on....... Edited December 9, 2022 by Martin963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lehaut Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 I do honestly wonder what goes on in the heads of some of these people...... Indeed, why design an app that looks at the geolocation of your phone to tell you when your possible French power cut would be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin963 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) Why make it so "ciblé"? Why not allow an option to look at the national picture? Why restrict an app so tightly? Why should the app be entitled to check my geoloaction, some people (although I'm not that bothered about it) don't want snooping of this sort? Edited December 9, 2022 by Martin963 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted December 15, 2022 Author Share Posted December 15, 2022 Perhaps because the power cuts are local not national, so the app needs to know where you are so it can give you warning of the situation where you are at the moment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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