How many here use a surge protector?

[marinersfan]

I use one for my pc.

 

[Truebrit]

You're more likely to have a problem if you live out in the middle of the country with wires strung out between poles.

This is my situation, I've just had my house rewired a few weeks back, Ill ask my sparky about it.

 

[Rroff]

Both power and phone comes in on overhead here and some time likely before we get fibre to the premisses as well.

 

[Truebrit]

Both power and phone comes in on overhead here and some time likely before we get fibre to the premisses as well.

Same, should be getting fibre by 2025. Stuck at 23mbps.

 

[moogle]

This is my situation, I've just had my house rewired a few weeks back, Ill ask my sparky about it.

You can still get a transient over voltage on your line caused by something else connected to the same transformer you're on I believe.

Doesn't always have to be a lightning strike that causes the damage.

A fault in a buried cable can also cause it to happen but that's a bigger issue for your network operator to sort out.

They are very rare though but for the cost it's worth having some form of protection on expensive devices.