Should I leave router on 24/7

I'm sure this has been asked before, but is it best to leave the router on all the time. At the moment I switch mine off at night and then back on again in the morning but I've read that this may not be the best thing to do.
Any thoughts?

hallsworthb wrote:
As I understand it, if the BT servers find they can't connect to you, then they reduce the speed until they do. So turning it off would seem like a fault and give reduced speed when you switch back on.
sorry but that is wrong. you can switch off your router at night and on again next morning without any problem but your conenction will be better if left on 24/7
only if there are a few resets in a short space of time will the DLM increase your noise margin and reduce your conenction speed.
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