To turn off, or not to turn off?
Some of you have mentioned that you turn off your computer and/or modem every day. I never turn anything off, except in the very rare cases where Linux locks up. I started doing this back when the ...
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Though I have no idea if unplugging the modem on a nightly basis has any effect on its life span, I can say that I've not had any issues with doing so. I've only had my current modem (HT2000W) since March 2017, and the HT1100 prior to that for an even shorter amount of time (~ 14 months), but the HN7000S I had prior to that was one that I had for around eight years or so. No problems with any of them, including the two models I had in the three years prior to that. They were coming out with new modems to upgrade to quite often back then, and they would constantly pester you to do so. I had three different modems in as many years. :p
And, though I don't know how much doing the same can affect the radio on this dish, I've not had any issues with them, either.
This is only my experience, of course. YMMV.
Thanks for your reply. I forgot to mention that I have a ethernet switch between my computer and the modem which allows me to isolate the modem when I'm not online. This makes it very easy to see if data is being used through my wifi.
I too haven't had any issues with leaving everything on. Plus I don't have to wait for things to boot up when I get back on the internet at 3:00 AM every morning. :<)>
