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Can I fix my slow internet connection?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by admin| 5 Comments

Can I fix this problem? I have a rebuilt Intel (R) Celeron (R) CPU at 3.20GHz with 1.96GB of RAM. My internet connection is not dial up but goes through the phone line to a cable underground outside and is extremely slow. With videos or music I get a slow skip that makes it impossible to view or listen to anything. The guy who re-built it said it should run very fast. My OS is Windows XP and I have Norton Antivirus using AT&T service. Any advice appreciated. Can I fix this problem? Thanks so much! :)
Thanks to everyone. I can’t believe how much help you all gave. You”re awesome! :)

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Verizon DSL or just DSL problem in general ?

Posted on October 1, 2011 by admin| 7 Comments

I had Verizon DSL for 11 months and very UNHAPPY with it. My browser would not connect to the internet at least twice to 4 times a day, I would have to turn the Verizon provided wireless router off and turn it back on for it to work. I asked Verizon for a different wireless router and the same thing still happens. So now it is a rountine for me to turn the wireless router off and back on few times a day. I called Verizon technician and they told me it is normal. Is this Normal?? ? Is this what people with DSL have to go through every day or just Verizon DSL service ?
My 1 year contract is up with them next month so I think I’m going to swith to Time Warner high speed internet. I will probably go with the cheapest package which is Road Runner Standard 4M x 512K* or 6M x 384K* which I dont even know which one to pick or if it is fast compare to Verizon 765k package I have. I’m just so tired of running down stairs to turn the wireless router off/on. Thanks for any advice !

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Having internet/router trouble?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

I just bought a new laptop and had to get a router of course, but my problem is that my desktop was working fine with by dsl/cable setup, but it seems that when I got the laptop and bought the router and had it configured for my desktop and laptop, now sometimes I cannot get an internet connection. I try to troubleshoot by making sure my connections are on, and I get a message on my laptop stating a local connection is unplugged. I don’t get that, I don’t see anything unplugged where my router is and my desktop. I even disconnected my router and plugged it up again. Could it be that my downstairs landlords who do not have cable or dsl, but an ancient dial-up computer, and the wife has a laptop, with a router I am assuming, could be interfering with my wireless connection??? I am so frustrated because I love my new laptop and this is getting ridiculous!!

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i need help with my desktop!!!!!!!!!!!! Network cable unplugged?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

My desktop is having an internet connection problem. I have dial up and i’m trying to sign on to the internet through netscape. When i try to sign on it says that it is connected, but nothing else happens. the toolbar doesn’t show up and it won’t allow me to get online. I noticed that there was an x in the corner of my computer saying that the local area connection was not connected, something about the network cable being unplugged. the thing is that i tried using the same internet service provider and cable for my laptop and it works perfectly. so i think it has something to do with my the hardware on my computer not being able to connect…I need help…someone please enlighten me!!!!!!!!!!1

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Background Pictures do not show up on Yahoo Browser or Internet Explorer 6.0 Can you help?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by admin| 1 Comment

Is this a setting problem? I am running Windows XP with service pack. The pages load okay, but I do not get any background images. I have a dial-up ISP and everything shows up fine on that ISP.

Why can I not get AT&T Yahoo dsl to show up the background images? Their self support help said it is my computer. If so, why do the images show up on the dial-up?

Please help as to what could be the problem and how I can fix it.

Thanks!

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