-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Looking surge protector
- From: "Angela Cooke" <angela.cooke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 12:00:03 +0100
Sounds about right for the UK telecom market. lol
Doncaster, South Yorks here. It's one redeeming feature is it's Telewest Cable
system. Maybe someday I'll move somewhere greener. lol
Angie
i live in Staffs ..outside Leek...Leek is on broadband, but because we are
on a different exchange ....we're considered to be in the remote
wilderness!
LOL!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Angela Cooke" <angela.cooke@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 7:06 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Looking surge protector
> Thanks for that modem disconnection tip Sue ~ that I hadn't really
thought
of.
> BTW where in the remote wilderness are you, if it's not too personal a
question?
>
> Ange
>
>
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: sue
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 2:45 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Looking surge protector
>
>
> nope robert..I am on dialup .......................unfortuntately for a
> while longer...(:..i unplug the computer because of storms..its
still
> rcommended even with a surge protector (: as for sat service..
wish I could
> afford..thats dearer for me than broadband(: lol! (and as I live
in the
> remote wilderness so far as the UK telephone exchange is
concerned..) we are
> advised in case of storms to unplug computers from the modem..in
fact my
> step-nephew's modem was fried during a storm..whether he had a
surge
> protector i am not sure..but i have heard even with one..you are
still best
> unplugging the computer from the moden..?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Carneal" <carnealr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 08, 2003 12:56 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Looking surge protector
>
>
> > I am not sure if you are asking me, or asking Chris. But if you
are asking
> > me, here it is.
> >
> > He has a sat service instead of the dial up modem. He also has a
network
> > hub. The sat modem is plugged into the hub.
> >
> > Occasionally, he is asked to unplug the power to the network and
the sat
> > modem. For us, that is simple. For him, it requires finding
someone who
> has
> > the time to come over to his house, and unplug those items for
him. Then,
> > while it is unplugged, the company does a series of "resets"
(whatever
> > those are!), and about two minutes later he is told plug
everything back
> in
> > within the next 30 seconds. At that speed, he just can't
accomplish that.
> >
> > So I was trying to help out. I thought if he could cut power to
those
> items
> > without bending over or getting under the desk, that would be
the same as
> > unplugging it and he would have to feel bad about calling
several people
> > until he finds someone who can come over at that time.
> >
> > Robert
> >
> > At 07:41 PM 9/7/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> > >In a message dated 9/7/03 5:33:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > >christrueman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> > >
> > > > i dont have a remote control but i have a surge protector
that sits at
> eye
> > > > level if you chose it to ..so i dont have to bend/stoop to
unplug it
> :))
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >Why would you unplug it?
> >
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