Just curious, a couple of evenings ago Sept. 6th around 18:00 hrs, Codetel's line was "zapped" by an EDE-Norte power line. Results: several modems that were connected totally destroyed and the same for telephone systems in the Sosua-Puerto Plata areas. Here at the Condos, 3 out of 4 (I was on line and was able to unplug my line fast enough) My questions are: Have many others suffered the same fate? Now here's the real dumb one, what are the chances of getting compensation from Codetel?
- Thread starter Eddy
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Modems destroyed
I may appear that the modem is fried but is anything else fried, modem connects to motherboard, hopefully it is ok.
Compensation? from what I have seen in the past chances are about a slims as a snowball in hell.
Compensation? from what I have seen in the past chances are about a slims as a snowball in hell.
Yep. My first modem. I learned my lesson and always plug the phone line into the surge suppressor first now.
What does a modem go for there in your area? I am coming to the D.R. on October the 1st. I can pick up a few modems here in the USA if anyone needs a modem. I can get external or internal.
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Stephen
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Modem's in Puerto Plata
I live in Puerto Plata and EVERY time there is a storm with lightening, my modem is fried if i don't disconnect the phone line.
It happened to me 3 times since March and now i just keep an extra $200 56K modem on hand and have learned to disconnect the telephone line when I leave for more than 2 days and everytime I see a BLACK CLOUD!!!!!!
I live in Puerto Plata and EVERY time there is a storm with lightening, my modem is fried if i don't disconnect the phone line.
It happened to me 3 times since March and now i just keep an extra $200 56K modem on hand and have learned to disconnect the telephone line when I leave for more than 2 days and everytime I see a BLACK CLOUD!!!!!!
Re: Modem's in Puerto Plata
They seen you coming when you bought that $200 modem
http://www.nemaine.com/curt/page7.html and these are expensive.
These are realistic prices
http://www.iosoftware.net/modem.htm
Stephen said:
They seen you coming when you bought that $200 modem
http://www.nemaine.com/curt/page7.html and these are expensive.
These are realistic prices
http://www.iosoftware.net/modem.htm
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