Cble Modem and Router

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cbleUser

Cble Modem and Router

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Can I damage my modem and router if i leave it on all day and night?
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rodrod5
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NO not at all :cool: :D :) :D :cool: :eek: :confused: :sleep:
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Syclone_A
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no, it is actually better if you leave it on.
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Post by Indy »

It's preferable that you leave the cable modem on all the time, that way if there is an area problem and a large number of modems go down all at the same time, a flag will be raised at the cable co. alerting them to a modem outage...
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