I bought my own modem a few years back when I realized I would be money ahead in less than a year not paying the rental. In your situation that might not be the best plan!
Greg -----Original Message----- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 3:50 PM To: Mercedes List Cc: Buggered Benzmail Subject: [MBZ] OT lightning hit Was sitting at my desk At the computer yesterday during a thunderwhumper that was rolling through. Got a big ZAP right there, thought I had been hit by lightning, heard the boom a half second later back behind the house so the strike was very close by. Not sure what it hit, tree in the woods or something I guess. Fried my uverse modem which is about 6ft from where I was sitting so I’m thinking it came through the (buried) phone line. Again. This is like the fifth time this has happened, I guess the lightning induces a high voltage spike in the line. I try to tell the ATT people I need an arrestor or surge suppressor or something on the network interface but it doesn’t sink in. So they send me a new modem every couple of years. --FT Sent from iPhone _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com