ADSL Surge Protector

[Izak]

Currently our Sky Broadband is ran through our old Netgear DG834G router, however, I'm pretty sure the router was affected by a thunderstorm last summer as it had terrible problems and I ended up resetting it. Ever since, we've had intermittent WiFi issues.

After the thunderstorm I plugged the router into the ADSL socket on my surge protected power extension and it doesn't seem to affect the speed.

We are soon replacing the router with a new Netgear N900 and using the Sky supplied Sagemcom as a 'modem' which will be positioned in another room by the side of the master socket for maximum connection speed.

However, I do not have an ADSL surge protector by the master socket so I'm wondering if I really need one and if so, where to get one from. I've seen a couple of cheap ones in Amazon but they are not branded so I don't know if they are good or not.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

[Isitme]

I have 2 of these. - Belkin SurgeMaster 4 Socket Surge Protector 1 Metre Cable | Ebuyer.com and one of these Belkin Maximum Series SurgeMaster 8-Way Tel/Fax/Modem.. | Ebuyer.com

[JPL]

How about a UPS with surge protection for the phone line as well as power, e.g.
APC Power-Saving Back-UPS 550

[Izak]

Thanks for your replies. I think a UPS is a bit pricey for what I'm looking for, plus with the Sky modem being positioned downstairs by the master socket and the computers are upstairs, I wouldn't be able to use it to its full potential by keeping the computers on during a power cut.

I think I'll be probably better buying another surge protector extension like the one I have by the computer that does both power and ADSL.

[westom]

I think a UPS is a bit pricey for what I'm looking for, plus with the Sky modem being positioned downstairs by the master socket ....

Read spec numbers for the UPS. Its protection is near zero. Typically less than power strip protectors. It is no idle challenge. If any UPS does that protection, then the recommendation also has the relevant number posted here. No number will be provided for one simple reason. Its protection is near zero.

Locating the modem closer to the master socket or computer does almost nothing to affect data speed. Meanwhile learn from that BT even does. Their £multi-million computer suffers about 100 surges with every storm. So they use protectors that actually do protection. The protector must connect low impedance (as close as possible) to the single point earthing electrode. And up to 50 meters distant from electronics. Because a protector too close to electronics and too far from earth ground can even make surge damage easier.

Nothing posted even claims such protection. Superior solutions mean you know where hundreds of thousands of joules harmlessly dissipate. How many joules does a UPS claim to absorb? Just enough above zero so that consumers can be told is it complete protection.

Superior solutions can even cost tens or 100 times less money than your existing ADSL and power protector.