Unplug Wireless Router ?

I'm going to get a Sky wireless router and won't be using the internet
outside the period 3-9pm

Is it possible to switch routers "on" during the period when they are
actually wanted or does something happen to the electronics if regularly
turned on and off ?

Thanks,

Martin

Martin wrote:
> I'm going to get a Sky wireless router and won't be using the
> internet outside the period 3-9pm
>
> Is it possible to switch routers "on" during the period when they
> are actually wanted or does something happen to the electronics if
> regularly turned on and off ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martin

The SKY Netgear ones do appear to be prone to going pop with switching
on & off to often (don't know why but out of 4 SKY users I've known 3
have blown their routers, normally during the period they are being
talked through tests by SKY 'support'. Why not just turn the wifi
itself off when it's not required, turning it on when required.

"Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm going to get a Sky wireless router and won't be using the internet
> outside the period 3-9pm
>
> Is it possible to switch routers "on" during the period when they are
> actually wanted or does something happen to the electronics if regularly
> turned on and off ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martin

I shouldn't worry about the reliability of the electronics unduly,
and a it will be the ultimate firewall while it is disconnected.
I don't think a single re-sync per day will affect rate-adaptive
DSL, but I am willing to be corrected.

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Graham.
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"kráftéé" <kraftee@b&e-cottee.me.uk> wrote in message
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> Martin wrote:
>> I'm going to get a Sky wireless router and won't be using the
>> internet outside the period 3-9pm
>>
>> Is it possible to switch routers "on" during the period when they
>> are actually wanted or does something happen to the electronics if
>> regularly turned on and off ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Martin
>
> The SKY Netgear ones do appear to be prone to going pop with switching on
> & off to often (don't know why but out of 4 SKY users I've known 3 have
> blown their routers, normally during the period they are being talked
> through tests by SKY 'support'. Why not just turn the wifi itself off
> when it's not required, turning it on when required.

I wonder if in those cases the power supply had been switched
odd at the mains, or the low-voltage lead disconnected and
reconnected at the router.
The former would be kinder to the router than the latter.

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Graham.
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"Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm going to get a Sky wireless router and won't be using the internet
> outside the period 3-9pm
>
> Is it possible to switch routers "on" during the period when they are
> actually wanted or does something happen to the electronics if regularly
> turned on and off ?

If its to save power then there shouldn't be much effect on the life of the
router but it may accelerate early failure if its going to fail anyway.

If its not to save power then there is a schedule option in the router so
you can block access at set times.

>> Is it possible to switch routers "on" during the period when they are
>> actually wanted

Yes, the router has a schedule function, allowing you to 'turn on' the
internet between times you define (or at least the netgear firmware allows
this)

"tony h" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>>> Is it possible to switch routers "on" during the period when they are
>>> actually wanted
>
> Yes, the router has a schedule function, allowing you to 'turn on' the
> internet between times you define (or at least the netgear firmware allows
> this)
>
>
I don't think my Netgear 834PN lets you schedule anything useful like that,
but you can define the times you want the blue flashing lights on top to
run. How cool is that (?)

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Graham.
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In message <fd6o1r$leq$(E-Mail Removed)>, Graham.
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>I don't think my Netgear 834PN lets you schedule anything useful like that,
>but you can define the times you want the blue flashing lights on top to
>run. How cool is that (?)
>
S'great when the person you're installing it for really annoys you and
it's next to their bed!
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Clint Sharp

"Martin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm going to get a Sky wireless router and won't be using the internet
> outside the period 3-9pm
>
> Is it possible to switch routers "on" during the period when they are
> actually wanted or does something happen to the electronics if regularly
> turned on and off ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Martin
>
I switch my router on and off at least twice a day and have done so for 2
years. Before that it was a DLINK G604T which still works. No need to
leave a router or computer on permanently really.
It's almost as bad as people saying switching a fluorescent light on and off
uses more electric than leaving it on all day and night.
Total madness.

"john lyon" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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: : I switch my router on and off at least twice a day and
: : have done so for 2 years. Before that it was a DLINK
: : G604T which still works. No need to leave a router or
: : computer on permanently really.

But no need to constantly turn it on or off either. My PC at work takes
upwards of 3 or 4 minutes to boot, go through the login name/password
entering routine and get to a point where it's actually usable. If I
turned it off every time I left the office I'd never get any work done.

: : It's almost as bad as people saying switching a
: : fluorescent light on and off uses more electric than
: : leaving it on all day and night.

I wouldn't leave a lamp on 24/7, but I don't switch on and off ten times a
day like my mother does.

: : Total madness.

Factor in the cost of buying a new lamp when it fails prematurely and it
could possibly cost more. Although with low energy lamps now costing less
than 50p in some cases this is less of a problem than it once was.

Ivor