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Is it normal for routers to need to be reset periodically? Seems like a pain.
by draw_down 11y ago
Is it normal for routers to need to be reset periodically? Seems like a pain.
- witty_username 11y agoYeah, rarely ever have I needed to restart my modem, if at all, I just reboot it from the web interface to save the 10 secs of walking.
- anotheryou 11y agoI have one that looses the internetz when a newer macbook or an iphone cause noticeable traffic. After a reboot it's fine for a while. ISPs in Germany can force you to use their router. I have a proper one which remains unused :/
- vetinari 11y agoJust connect your own router to ISPs one, set it to the bridge mode and disable wifi on the ISP router. Done.
- anotheryou 11y agoIt's not actually the wifi that fails, it's the internet connection. tried that
- recursive 11y agoIt's certainly not unusual. It is a pain.
- pix64 11y agoISPs give out the cheapest possible routers.
- mavhc 11y agoI assume they take into account the cost of support calls, replacement hardware, and loss of future business because people think they're crap
- cgriswald 11y agoI imagine the costs are negligible, because the average person is probably only going to call once or twice and be told to reboot the router (which works), before they just start rebooting it on their own whenever they have a problem.