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My WiFi router is turned off automatically at 9PM. No fancy electronics is needed for this, just something like: https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/24-hours-aut
by mixedbit 8y ago
My WiFi router is turned off automatically at 9PM. No fancy electronics is needed for this, just something like: https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/24-hours-auto-switch-off-timer-power-outlet-energy-saver-i8085269-s10271506.html https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/24-hours-auto-switch-off-...
- schwarz 8y agoNice, but why do you turn it off?
- adrianN 8y agoThey consume 10-20 Watts.
- paublyrne 8y agoOP may want to feel disconnected during nighttime hours.
- mixedbit 8y agoIt enforces no internet before sleep rule. Personally I find it hard to stick to such habits just by my own will. Too often I find some excuse to turn on my laptop just to check one thing, which then turns into one hour wasted browsing random junk.
- humbleMouse 8y agoI feel like this is also a good security precaution aswell, decreases attack surface for over 50% of the day.
- czbond 8y agoReally good point.
- spuz 8y agoYes, same here except it turns off at quarter past midnight. I reprogrammed a Sonoff switch so that when it turns the main router off it turns on a wifi hotspot which allows me to turn the switch on again - but only for an extra 15 or 30 minutes. In terms of stopping me wasting time on the internet until late at night while still allowing access if I really need it, it seems to work well: https://github.com/alexspurling/sonoff https://github.com/alexspurling/sonoff
- BrandoElFollito 8y agoI use a Sonoff to reboot my internet box if it lost internet access, currently via an external script which sends events to MQTT. I have a vague plan to extend Espurna to have it built in.