Besides electrical surges, lightening can cause problems. I got hit and it blew out my Shaw internet, my router and the internet connection on my motherboard. I complained to Shaw and they said tough, that's too bad but they did replace the modem. Telus phone also went out but they had a fuse that blew and protected my phones. So be sure to get a surge protector or UPS, that also takes the co-ax cable from Shaw and maybe the internet ( can't think of it's name right now) cable also.
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