Twice in the last two years my modem has blown through
bad weather.
When having it replaced I am told to unplug my comp in bad
weather,but I can't be home all the time.
Is it poss for me to replace blown modem?.

AL JAMES., October 2005

You really ought to get a surge protected power socket extension as the man said thatll save you a lot of hassle and expense ,theyre a lot cheaper than another modem.

Mark, November 2005

It should be possible for you to replace your modem. You don't say which type it is, but I am asuming it is internal (not an external USB modem.)

You would buy a modem card (probably a PCI card), open up your PC swap the old modem card for your new one and install any nessesary drivers which would come with your new PCI card.

You can buy surge protectors for both power sockets and phone sockets. I have a 4 socket extension lead which had surge protection built in. It also has two phone sockets on it. It wasn't expensive. This would probably protect your PC from electrical surges caused by electrical storms.

Robert, November 2005