Leaving your Router/Modem on, Costs ?

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With electricity costs soaring I am wondering what it is costing me to have my router on all day? Is it best to keep it on or turn it off when I go to bed until the morning?
We are off on holiday for a couple of months (we are retired) and I am wondering if I should turn off the router whilst I am away? We are with Plusnet. Anyone have any advice?
We are off on holiday for a couple of months (we are retired) and I am wondering if I should turn off the router whilst I am away? We are with Plusnet. Anyone have any advice?
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I don't bother shutting down overnight because the perceived wisdom had always been that the weakest part of the router was the power supply not tolerating too many on - off cycles
Only repeated, short term switching (several times a day) will instigate an intervention from the line management system and may reduce your speeds.
If that happens, speeds will eventually return to optimum for your line, there is no charge involved, it's all automatic.
Even turning it off overnight should not cause issues and would save money, but it will shorten the life of the device, they like stable temperatures and are designed to be left on 24/7/365
All the reasons above are correct.