Wasn't home on a nice day. Storms pop up in this part of the country. Can not run around the house unplugging and plugging everything back in. To be fully protected that would be necessary. See photos of dsl filter. I do not know anybody who unplugs their phone either. After seeing this, that would be the first thing to unplug.

Please do not get an portable hard drive that is intended to stay attached to your computer. I did that and when lightning struck nearby and destroyed my computer, it also destroyed the portable hard drive. I got lucky to find a computer guy who could retrieve my info from my hard drive. The portable hd was useless.