Do you protect your phone lines during a storm?
By spalladino
@spalladino (17891)
United States
June 18, 2008 9:58am CST
I know that many people use surge protectors for their electronic equipment but what about your internet connection and telephones? Do you use surge protectors on those as well? Several years ago lightening struck the pole in front of my house and fried all of the phone lines. It also fried the modem in my computer but, fortunately, didn't harm the cpu. Even an indirect hit close to an electrical transformer can send a power surge through all of the lines on the pole so, if you don't currently protect your phone lines from power surges, I highly recommend that you do.
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4 responses
@coolmailraj (2459)
• India
18 Jun 08
I don't have to, because all the phones and internet connection that we use in our home are wireless.
I have always felt lack of speed in data transmission with wireless connection, but they seldom gets cold in a storm of for that matter in any situation.
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@spalladino (17891)
• United States
18 Jun 08
That sounds like a good option for me to look into. Thanks for the idea!
@SwtJenlove (1090)
• United States
18 Jun 08
I try to remember to unplug my stuff but normally i forget lol
@snowy22315 (208906)
• United States
18 Jun 08
I think we have a surge protector on the computer but not on the phone lines. They are expensive to buy. I hope that doesnt happen to me. We get some pretty bad storms around here.
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
18 Jun 08
You can also unplug your phones and your computer from the phone line at the wall jack and that will protect them.
@MatejScorp13 (926)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
18 Jun 08
i have allready burn-out my two modems and now everytime when a bad weather is near i first shut-off my computer and get my internet connection links from computer off too
@spalladino (17891)
• United States
18 Jun 08
I used to worry about my equipment if a storm came up while I wasn't home which is why I like the surge protectors so much.
