"Don Phillipson" wrote in message
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."Jo-Anne" wrote in message
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I realize that I should have had the modem/router plugged into a surge
protector (the one I use for the laptop and printer is too far away
from the router). I also need to plug the netbook into a surge
protector; it's far
away from everything else. . . .
There are so many to choose from. I guess I can go by reviews to some
degree, especially when there are lots of them and they're almost all
positive.

The two desktops networked here (where power outages
are frequent, almost one a month for the last couple of years)
are a Belkin UPS/surge protector upstairs, with the wireless
modem (about $50) and a large APC unit downstairs (because
I was given it by a friend and the battery has not yet died), both
satisfactory for 3 or 4 years.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa Canada)



Thank you, Don! One thing I found discouraging from other responses is that
it appears you can't really tell if you're being protected until something
happens...

Jo-Anne