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On 2017-08-31 08:47, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> > The "couple" was meant literally, i.e. typically 2 years until it |
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> > breaks. I don't know for sure if it is the flash or something else. |
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> > It's not a bad brand - I have had many different brands, nothing |
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> > lasts much more than that. And I don't abuse them - in fact I |
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> > pamper them :-) |
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> I've been using my SpeedTouch 546 ADSL router/modem ever since I |
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> switched to my current ISP at the end of November 2007. It's 3 months |
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> to the 10th anniversary. How is your local power system? I keep all |
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> my gear (computer/monitor/modem) behind a UPS for a couple of |
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> reasons... |
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The electrical installation here is definitely substandard, and this is |
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one of the things I suspect. However ... |
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> 1) To protect my gear against power surges/spikes/drops |
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> 2) To protect against the rare occurence when power goes off for 1 or 2 |
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> seconds |
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I do the same. Or at least I did until last week, when the UPS died |
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after more than a decade of perfect service. (Here, the outages are |
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longer than 2 seconds; it's not often, but is very annoying when it |
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happens, with the UPS square wave beeps.) |
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Please don't Cc: me privately on mailing lists and Usenet, |
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if you also post the followup to the list or newsgroup. |
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Do obvious transformation on domain to reply privately _only_ on Usenet. |
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