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On 06/02/12 16:15, Gordon Henderson wrote: > On Mon, 6 Feb 2012, Neil Winchurst wrote: > >> On 06/02/12 12:36, Gordon Henderson wrote: >> >>> As for routers - it's more the ADSL modem - you really do need to leave >>> that on all the time - well, with BT lines anyway - especially on new >>> lines. Most of them are under 5 watts anyway - it's not zero, but think >>> of that the next time you fill your 3KW kettle for a cup of tea - you've >>> probably just wasted the same electricity to boil the extra water than >>> the router uses all year. >> >> I do leave my router on all the time except when going away for a few >> days, eg over Christmas. I was told by my broadband provider >> (fast.co.uk) that I should leave it on permanently, apart from holidays >> as mentioned. I can't remember why now, but I was assured that it would >> be a bad idea to turn it off every night and then back on every morning. >> So I do what I was told to do. Can anyone suggest why I was advised thus? > > If you're connecting via a BT Wholesale supplier (ie. not LLU) then the > kit in the exchange can potentially think that the line is "bad" and it > will then start to reduce the BRAS profile for the line. So keep the > modem (or combined modem/router if it's one box) on all the time so the > BT kit can keep you up to speed. > > (However AIUI, they are phasing this out, but only on 21CN connections - > ie. up to 24Mb/sec lines and not up to 8Mb/sec lines) > > Gordon > Thanks, I remember now. And no, there is no LLU of any kind available to me from my exchange. But, the exchange was recently (last November) upgraded to 21CN and that is what I now use. (I don't get 24Mbs but I now get over 13 where I used to get 6.5 at the very best.) So, as I understand it, the BRAS profile no longer applies to me. If so does that mean that I no longer need to worry about keeping the router on all the time? Thanks Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq