Comments on: ADSL trouble

By: Aredridel

Aredridel — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:20:08 +0000

They skimp on the power filter components, since they’re pricey.

By: RubenV

RubenV — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:43:11 +0000

Hrm, that’s nasty, I should check out what my box is doing. Will delete the dupes once I’ve traced it down.

I think I lost one to lightning last year. This one however was due to a bad capacitor, as I just noticed while screwing it open.

Total junk indeed…

By: Karl Lattimer

Karl Lattimer — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:35:00 +0000

Woops sorry for the multiple posts, the web server kept throwing bad request errors…

By: Karl Lattimer

Karl Lattimer — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:30:54 +0000

Surge protectors are a must, and you can even get them standalone for telephone, or part of a 4way socket ideal for hooking up to a computer that doesn’t really need ups.

By: Jakub Steiner

Jakub Steiner — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 18:22:38 +0000

Most consumer UPS have a surge protected telephone connector, I highly recommend getting one.

Still, consumer dsl modems, wi-fi routers are a junk. I’ve had a numerous replacements.

By: Karl Lattimer

Karl Lattimer — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 12:07:41 +0000

Do you live somewhere where you get a lot of lightning?

In the UK a specific warning is put on almost all telephony connected kit… Something like “Ensure devices are not plugged in or in use during a thunder storm”

Reason for this is half the telephone network goes live when the ground is struck, frying modems and people who are on the phone.