We all make mistakes, but in some cases avoiding them is just about being more careful. In other cases, it takes a little more investigation to find out what you did wrong.
In this post, we’ll be looking at why you should change your modem when it stops working. This is something that many people don’t even know they need to do until something goes wrong.
You’ve probably been there: the internet connection drops out, or slows down drastically, and you have no idea why. You check your router and it seems fine; everything’s connected up correctly. So what could be causing the problem?
It’s usually not your network setup (although that can cause issues too), so don’t blame yourself if you’re having trouble with your internet connection. Instead, check the device itself: most likely it’s due to a faulty modem – these devices are designed to last for around three years before they stop working properly. If yours is older than three years old then chances are that this is why you’re having problems with your internet connection at home!
When it comes to the Internet, your modem and router are the devices that get you online. Without them, you’d have no connection (at least through your home). These devices also tend to fail at the worst times. If you’ve been having trouble with yours, know that you’re not alone — millions of people have seen their modems or routers die unceremoniously and have had to go through the hassle of replacing them.
What most people don’t realize is that there’s a reason why these devices die so often — it’s because they’re designed to die. It’s part of a conspiracy, but it’s not some nefarious scheme hatched by the manufacturer in order to sell more products. Rather, it’s something more complicated than that.
The Big Picture: The Telecom Industry
We live in a world where high-quality, affordable technology is available to everyone. You can buy a laptop for $199, or a smartphone for $99. You can get internet service for as little as $15 per month. But what happens when one of those devices stops working? When a product reaches the end of its life expectancy, it’s usually cheaper and easier to simply buy a new one instead of paying someone to repair it. This “throw away” mentality has been widely adopted by our society, but it comes with negative consequences.
A while back, I was talking to my dad about this exact situation. He had just replaced his modem after the old one had stopped working properly. Instead of having it fixed, he opted to spend $70 on a new modem because it seemed like the simpler solution at the time. But as we talked about it, I realized that he didn’t fully understand what had happened to his old modem or why he needed to replace it with a newer model. In particular, he didn’t understand why new modems are necessary when the general purpose of the device stays the same over time: providing internet access to your home network.
To explain why this is so important, I’m going to start with how modems work in
Because the internet is constantly changing, your modem is always changing with it. A new modem will have the latest version of software, allowing it to update and run more efficiently. And a good thing too – with Wi-Fi, HD video streaming and all sorts of other things that demand more bandwidth, everything we do on the web needs a better connection.
If you’re hoping to get a new modem and keep the old one going on another computer, it won’t work. The reason for this is that the modem is essentially an “authorized” device to work with your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Your ISP has your account information in its system, which authorizes that specific modem as yours. If you try hooking up another modem or router to your computer, then that device won’t be authorized for use.
When you switch out modems with your ISP, they will make sure this new one is authorized for use on their end. This means that whenever you plug in a new device, the ISP will know how to connect it to your account so it can function properly.
How do you know when your computer or other device is dying? For example, when your computer won’t boot, or your modem has a flashing red light and won’t connect to the Internet.
You’ve probably heard this advice: “Just give it a reboot.” And if that doesn’t work, try restarting it; if that doesn’t work either, then just buy another one.
Is this good advice? Not really. Here are some of the reasons why.
First, most devices don’t let you just swap out their internal battery or power supply without voiding the warranty and possibly breaking them in the process. So you can’t just restart your device by taking out the internal battery for 30 seconds like you used to be able to do with cell phones.
Second, many devices don’t have an internal battery at all anymore. Instead they’re directly powered from the wall socket (or battery pack). That means they’re always running unless they’re unplugged or turned off (or put into standby or hibernate mode). Sure, unplugging it works as a crude reboot but it’s not great for the long-term health of your device (and it doesn’t work at all if it’s wired into the wall).
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