Curious problem with a USB ADSL modem
I recently upgraded to broadband and as part of my service providers package I recieved a free sagem fast 800 e2 external USB modem. Now everything was running smooth and fine until about 3 or 4 days ago when it started cutting off, mainly during large downloads.
There appear to be no software or driver faults and I only have 2 things running out of the USB ports, the modem and a microsoft optical mouse. However when I picked up the modem to see if any cables had came loose at the modems end (the USB leads into the PC were secure and dandy) I noticed that the casing of the modem was really hot, not meltingly so but hot enough to alarm me as i understand USB devices to be low power and thus not big heat makers. Now is this a common fault with ADSL modems (I imagine not since that'd make them useless as 24h connections) or is it more likely a fault with my specific modem (or the brand) and I should seek to replace it asap?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Oh and incase anyone recommends tech support they only told me to reboot my pc.....which is a bit of a crap solution to a problem with something I want to run 24 hours/through the night when I sleep. They also couldnt give any good reason as to why it happens.
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