 SmokChsrWho let the magic smoke out?Premium
join:2006-03-17
Saint Augustine, FL
 ·Clearwire Wireless
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Re: Lightning said by timcuth:I want one of those whole-house surge protectors, but I am too lazy to buy one and have an electrician install it. Don't worry, a "whole house" protector will do very little to protect your phone circuits.
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 SplitpairPremium
join:2000-07-29
Cow Towne
kudos:3 | said by SmokChsr:Don't worry, a "whole house" protector will do very little to protect your phone circuits. Actually it can do quite a bit to help by supressing a surge from power before it hits the modem and out the phone line.
Wayne
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 mikes60My ParadisePremium
join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL
 ·Comcast
 ·AT&T Southeast
 ·Vonage
| said by Splitpair:said by SmokChsr:Don't worry, a "whole house" protector will do very little to protect your phone circuits. Actually it can do quite a bit to help by supressing a surge from power before it hits the modem and out the phone line. Wayne That makes me feel better. I had FP&L put a "whole house" protector in a couple of years ago and wasn't quite sure how well it would actually work. I also use individual surge protectors for all my electronics.
I manufactured and sold surge protectors for many years and still remember the claims from customers that we had to pay for.
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ncguy68
join:2006-10-14
Kings Mountain, NC | We had severe storms move through last night and the Netopia held sync till the storm was on top of us. These storms had an incredible about of lightning. We also had dime sized hail and over an inch of rain in 30 minutes! When the storm got bad I powered everything down and unplugged the AC and phone. |
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mikes60My ParadisePremium
join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL Reviews:
·Comcast
·AT&T Southeast
·Vonage
| said by ncguy68:We had severe storms move through last night and the Netopia held sync till the storm was on top of us. These storms had an incredible about of lightning. We also had dime sized hail and over an inch of rain in 30 minutes! When the storm got bad I powered everything down and unplugged the AC and phone. Aways a good idea, no matter what surge protection you have.
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 bama1fanRoll Tide Roll
join:2001-01-26
Talladega, AL | reply to ncguy68
Update:
GREAT NEWS! I had thunderstorms all around me this afternoon, one lighten flash after another and I did not lose sync not one time. My friend who lives two house down from me, who still has a Westell 6100 modem, lost sync several times within a 30 minute period. I just don't understand it! I have had BellSouth/AT&T techs out here at my house several times, and they still could not find the problem. This had been going on for three years. I replaced my Westell 6100 for a Netopia 2241IN and it fixes my losing sync problem. Incredible!
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"The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
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ncguy68
join:2006-10-14
Kings Mountain, NC | Congratulations Gordon1fan! It worked for BOTH Of us. They really need to scrap the Westell 6100 and ship the Netopia 2241N to everybody. It even worked better when you have lower S/N ratios.
Seems like they reserve the Netopia for there 'more important' business customers. :-( |
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 timcuthBraves FanPremium
join:2000-09-18
Pelham, AL | reply to bama1fan
It is "lightning". Not lightening. Not lighten. light-ning. Come on, say it. Its easy.
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ncguy68
join:2006-10-14
Kings Mountain, NC | Mmmm I believe thats the way I spell it.  |
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bama1fanRoll Tide Roll
join:2001-01-26
Talladega, AL
1 edit | reply to timcuth
said by timcuth:It is "lightning". Not lightening. Not lighten. light-ning. Come on, say it. Its easy. /rant Tim I guess you go around to some of these forums and correct people's spelling! Man, get a life! 
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 PashuneCaps stifle innovationPremium
join:2006-04-14
Gautier, MS
·Vonage
·CableOne
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said by ncguy68:Congratulations Gordon1fan! It worked for BOTH Of us. They really need to scrap the Westell 6100 and ship the Netopia 2241N to everybody. It even worked better when you have lower S/N ratios. Seems like they reserve the Netopia for there 'more important' business customers. :-( I could almost agree with that. I swear, any kind of distant or nearby thunder is torture for my Westell 6100. My old, clunky 2Wire, however, doesn't have a problem with it.
=/ What am I gonna do though when I get Extreme 6.0 (if it EVER becomes available in my area), seeing as it uses the ADSL2+ standard (and with my luck, I'll need it)? |
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bama1fanRoll Tide Roll
join:2001-01-26
Talladega, AL | reply to ncguy68
said by ncguy68:When the storm got bad I powered everything down and unplugged the AC and phone. I'm like you, when the storms get to bad, (thats if I'm home) I unplug my computers, DSL modem and phone lines. Don't want to take any chances.
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DaveO
join:2001-09-05
Easley, SC
1 edit | reply to Pashune
This is all a bit surprising to me because I used to think the Westells were good DSL modems. I guess I'll have to look into getting a Netopia to fix my lightning problems.
Which would be a better choice, the Netopia 2241N or the 3346? |
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