do you leave your router on

geekgirl

This was mentioned in another thread but I didn't want to hijack that one so here goes.

I have always left mine on.

How about others why do you leave it on/turn it off?


One poster mentioned saving on leccy.

DatabaseError

never off!
i suppose the disclaimer here would be barring powercuts and changing to new router, but several years 24/7

bap98189

I always leave mine on. Thinking about it, I probably should turn it off when not using it as it's wasting electricity and not terribly environmentally friendly to leave it on 24/7. It generally connects in less than 20 seconds, which is quicker than my PC boots up so I shall have to make a note to switch it off when not online.

free4440273

I turn it off at night:) Quite incredible that some routers have no on/off switch:mad:

Fifer

Mine's on all the time. My wireless network gets used for music streaming and surfing from all over the house so it seems daft to switch it off.

unrich

On, but I feel guilty.
Off when away for any length of time.

C_Ronaldo

My routers been on ever since i bought it last year apart from a few power cuts we had, if i knew it wasnt going to be used for say 2 weeks then i may switch it off,

oldagetraveller

I switch mine off at night. Only because if left on continuously the sync speed falls to a ridiculously low level with a corresponding fall in actual speeds over a 24 hour period.
When I switch on in the morning it syncs at a good speed which remains the same all day and the actual speeds remain higher as well up until it's then switched off..

niccy

only gets switched off when son number 3 does wrong :mad:

and then i forget about it the next day

jje_2

I am led to belive that if you are on the ADSL Max product the exchange setup and control prefers you to disconnect once a day .
On that basis and the fact that its electric and a firehazard the router and other stuff is switched off when not going to be in use . Normally overnight .

jje

tinkerbell84

On when being used, off when not.