On Thu, May 8, 2014 at 9:29 PM, paul g <pj.world at hotmail.com> wrote: > Some years ago when I bought my wireless router the salesperson told me they > wear out after some time. Could I get your knowledge and opinions on this? That can be true, as they are frequently designed with poorly ventilated cases and people install them in silly places, both causing the equipment to overheat, which shortens the life. If properly ventilated / cooled, they should be fine, but the former case is probably more common sadly.