Is it OK to turn off modem when not in use?

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asked Apr 12, 2019 in Internet by Jimbw43 (320 points)
Is it OK to turn off modem when not in use?

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answered Apr 12, 2019 by Shawn (99,990 points)
Turning off your internet modem when not in use is perfectly fine but when you do turn the internet modem on and off you have to wait for the modem to boot back up and establish the internet connection again.

So you would have to wait a few minutes before using the internet if you do shut the modem off when not in use.

Plus you put wear and tear on the modem button and could cause the modem to fail before it's expected to fail so you might have to replace the modem with a new one more often which can be costly.

Other than worrying about hackers hacking into your modem or your computer or worrying about power surges or lightning storms there's really no other good reason to turn the internet modem off when not using it.

I leave mine on all the time unless I'm gonna be gone away from home longer a few weeks then I turn it off just to protect it and my computers.

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