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Originally Posted by talktalk
Hi,
I wanted to get a loose view on how long do these modem boxes tend to work for, physically? They can work for ten years can't they?
For example the box I have access to is from the Talk Talk service, used since June 2014.
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In a benign (cool, dry) environment domestic electronics has at least 10 years life. I have a Hi-Fi amplifier that is still going strong after 40 years. Has only needed the odd pilot bulb replaced.
As Pip says it's much more likely that it becomes obsolete before it packs up.
Think of how many perfectly good tube tellys have gone for re-cycling just because flat screens are so popular.
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