Parents insitits on turning off the router??
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Re: Parents insitits on turning off the router??xaxaxaxaxa(Original post by Xristina)
He hid my brothers air condition remote control cause he was leaving it on all day and it was like 40 degrees and he still wouldn't tell him where it was. Epic! -
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Re: Parents insitits on turning off the router??i do that all the time!!!!!! +repped.(Original post by Nick1sHere)
I turn it off if my younger brother annoys me.... It annoys the crap out of him
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Re: Parents insitits on turning off the router??No, in many cases this ploy is used to teach there children a lesson or to get them off facebook when they are supposed to be studying.(Original post by alex-hs)
I assumed it was a bad joke referring to the parents. -
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Re: Parents insitits on turning off the router??I was referring to the following exchange:(Original post by tonyhawken)
No, in many cases this ploy is used to teach there children a lesson or to get them off facebook when they are supposed to be studying.
(Original post by Lionel Richie)
Try turning them off and on again. -
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Re: Parents insitits on turning off the router??The try turning it on and off again is also the standard advice you get from BT technical support when the internet speed you are getting is crap. Fortunately I am now with Virgin Media and my internet seems fine.(Original post by alex-hs)
I was referring to the following exchange: -
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Re: Parents insitits on turning off the router??300milliamps at 3 volts for my router here, thats 0.9 watts, thats 85 pence in a year of having the thing turned on, if turning off at night, assuming standard 8-8-8 work-recreation-sleep day pattern thats 85/3 28.3 pence being saved a year
not exactly a reasonable amount to be fussy over really, you'd save more by unplugging every electronic in the house when not using, including alarm clocks during the day!
would save more by charging phones etc from 20% to 80% and not letting it go higher than that (loses charging efficiency after that)
heck even brightness and volume being turned down saves more than that...
and heres the real kicker for you, they could save more by using a PS/2 port instead of a USB port for the keyboard... yeah thats how pathetic it is.
