Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
17-03-2008, 08:21
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Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
I've now got a switchable extension socket ... so my next question is ...
Can the modem (if its still called a modem? ) be turned off at night ?
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17-03-2008, 08:23
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Re: Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
No reason why you can't turn it off.
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17-03-2008, 08:49
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Re: Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
Most people still call it a Modem by the way, however, it isn't technically a Modulator/Demodulator, rather, basically a network bridge, more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable_modem hth  |
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17-03-2008, 08:50
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Re: Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
Mine is always turned off when not in use.
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17-03-2008, 08:53
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Re: Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
Ours always seems to be in use  |
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17-03-2008, 09:02
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Re: Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
Thanks - its good to know.
My computer works its socks off through the day, generally, but I do turn it off at night.
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17-03-2008, 10:44
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Re: Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
My modem always goes off when not in use |
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17-03-2008, 16:42
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Re: Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
I am off net with Virgin using a netgear adsl modem, I dare not switch it off in case it never comes back !
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17-03-2008, 18:31
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Re: Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
It is absolutely fine to turn it off.
The only thing you've got to do when you switch it on again is give it a minute to do its self check when it powers on and connects to the network, and then boot your PC.
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17-03-2008, 19:08
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Re: Can 'Modem' Be Turned Off At Night
i never turn mine routers off
Doesnt really matter if you do or not |
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