What does EMP stand for as it pertains to warranty?

Question

Hi there,

I'm looking at a warranty for a business VoIP system. Condition 5 says "Warranty does not cover any Acts of God, riot, war, EMP and all natural disasters".

What does the EMP stand for? I see where it stands for "electro-magnetic pulse" if I take it in its own context, but this doesn't seem to quite fit the warranty.

Thanks.

Answer 1

Yes, failures from EMP are usually associeted with thermonuclear weapons. Of course, what they are trying to tell you is when you really, really need to use your phone, its not going to work.

Yes, I still have my land line and a POTS.

Answer 2

You are correct, It stands for electro-magnetic pulse.
You should be ok if there is not a nuclear bomb that goes off in your area, or if you are near an atomic or non nuclear EMP testing range.

Answer 3

Say a transformer blows up and creates an EMP, well you're electronic item would be fried. Most transformers can't generate enough, but you never know.

Answer 4

Electrical magnectic pulse