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kenda1l OP t1_j6dyink wrote

Reply to comment by Chaotic_Lemming in ELI5: How do jammers (cellphone etc.) work? Could one block a direct connection to a router? by kenda1l

Glad to know that if I ever have crazy killers in animal masks trying to get me, my best chance is to army crawl with my laptop to the router (pretty sure they'd have to get into our basement to cut the cable, or cut it at the router itself, in which case I'm fucked anyway.) Thank you for the explanation!

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newytag t1_j6flggi wrote

But how does the internet cable get into your basement?

If your area uses underground cables then they might have to dig to cut your internet; it would take time but they wouldn't have to breach your property to do it. But many places use the existing overhead cable infrastructure to deliver internet, which are far easier to cut in an attack scenario. Or they could just attack the local exchange point, it's not as direct but it's nowhere near your house.

And in any case it may be easier to just cut the power. Your laptop or mobile phone have battery power but your modem or router probably don't.

Sleep tight.

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