ADSL MODEM fried after tonight's thunderstorm in JHB.

cyberarmy

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Before the storm, my mom had disconnect my PC's power and phone line physically, same goes for my dad's several work PC and phone line. There's a very close one while we were having dinner and we all heard some crack sound, though it might just be some spark somewhere.

Just now after the storm, my dad checked the telephone line, some of the phones lost dial tone and some are fine (several phones connected to the same line), and ADSL Modem doesn't want to power up any more. But it was disconnected physically!!! My PC was disconnected last and it's fine. But ADSL Router? It's connected to some other PC via network cable but those PC's power had been disconnected too. Some WIFI ADSL2+ VOIP Telkom Siemens Router less than 2 weeks old.:sick:
 
I don't think Telkom's warranty covers lightning strike?

Just tune them it never turned on...

Then they will try to test it and see hey.. it doesnt turn on.. must be faulty..

then give you a new one.. :D

besides, i thought u said it wasnt connected to power/telephone line in any way.. so how could it possibly get struck?

oh and check the power supply too.. mine fried the power supply but the router still turned on with another power supply.. the telephone port was screwed tho :(
 
I tried my own billion router's 12V power but not on. I am not sure now if it was fried before my mom unplugged it or somehow magically fried when there's no physical connection to the outside world.
 
I tried my own billion router's 12V power but not on. I am not sure now if it was fried before my mom unplugged it or somehow magically fried when there's no physical connection to the outside world.

Well i'd play the innocent card and take it to telkom.. say it mysteriously turned off or never turned on before..
 
Im on 3G with a Linksys router..Fried the Linksys last week,small little crackle sound and it was stuffed ..
Tonight I hear the same crackle noises and dive for everything electrical ! My puters sparking around the Graphics card ...weird !

Got the Pyointing LPDA antenna up ..was wondering if its static build up ?
No,its not grounded or earthed.(the pole..)
 
Bad news, discovered this morning that The fax machine, one of the PC are gone too. All physically disconnected during the storm. Fax machine was working after the storm last night and before we went to bed we made sure it was disconnected.
 
Disconnected router from the phone line and power, unplugged the switch, and switched PC's off.

No problems so far.
 
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