Wireless router question

[DEBuckeye]

I've got a cable modem at home and recently hooked up a wireless router to it for a laptop we have. The guy (Geek Squad) who was helping me set it up said that if the router and modem were turned off for an extended period of time, they could lose the settings and not work when turned back on. He suggested that I leave them on all the time.

True? False? Thoughts?

 

[BuckeyeRyn]

we have cable modem and wireless router here at the Buttocks' and we leave them on all the time... I would think it would be a pain to turn them on and off all the time... But to answer your question, I have no clue if it is good or not for them to be left on all the time.. guess I never knew better.

 

[iambrutus]

i've never seen them lose their settings from being turned off, but agree with Ryn that its much easier to just leave them on - they aren't using much electricity

 

[BrutusMaximus]

Yeah definitely dont turn them off. The Geek Squad guy is actually incorect about them losing their settings, but there is just no point in turning them off. Doesnt help anything to do so.