Re: Leave router switched on 24/7 ?

[Reece Bythell <reply.to@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Eddy wrote:
> I understand from reading lots of reviews and reports that the problem 
> some people have found with many routers is that they have overheated . .
>  and died.  So while I have positioned mine upright and with plenty of 
> air around it, I am wondering if its not silly to leave it constantly 
> plugged in - with all its lights on and other parts receiving current 
> too.   It's so much easier to leave it on all the time though.

I've had a Netgear RP614v2 router that has been running almost non-stop for
five years now. Connected to my cable modem (which is actually older!), the
whole setup is so solid that I'm hoping I get many more years out of it!

http://www.netgear.com/Products/RoutersandGateways/WiredRouters/RP614.aspx

Not done anything special with it. It just sits in the corner, sometimes
flat, sometimes upright in the cradle it was supplied with. I guess you
still can get value for money today :-)

Even better, it's now £10 cheaper than it was when I first bought it (on
ebuyer).

Reece