Leezyjet From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 4036 posts, RR: 57 Posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 792 times:
Last Saturday, a series of power cuts took out my internet and wi-fi connection.
I spent 2 days trying to get it fixed, which it now is however my broadband is now really really slow - more like the old dial up days !!.
When I log in via AOL, it normally chucks me off after 10 minutes or so as well, and AOL then shuts itself down and takes whatever you were doing with it. At the moment I am now using Internet Explorer, as at least I keep the page on the screen for the few seconds whilst the net re-connects itself.
I also cannot get my laptop to log onto the wi-fi connection via my netgear router either. I get a little yellow and black triangle on the internet connections page saying limited conenction or something like that !!.
Any ideas what could be causing it, and how can I check out my internet conenction speed ?.
Cheers.
"She Rolls, 45 knots, 90, 135, nose comes up to 20 degrees, she's airborne - She flies, Concorde Flies"
As for the general problem, possibly ring your ISP and ask if anyone in your area has had similar problems since the power cuts and/or how to remedy it! I had a similar problem with my Netgear router and they just sent me a new one.
Patrick.
We need a place to kick it. Don't be selfish, Anton! No one else's parents are dead!
AirPortugal310 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 2745 posts, RR: 2 Reply 2, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 772 times:
Quoting Leezyjet (Thread starter): At the moment I am now using Internet Explorer, as at least I keep the page on the screen for the few seconds whilst the net re-connects itself.
what reconnects - the wireless internet connection? if so It sounds like your router is screwed.
As for phoning your ISP - I would advise against that, AOL will charge you about 50p a minute and keep you on hold for ages. Try raising a query via their online system if you can. If not, phone BT and ask if there are problems with your local exchange (but if they offer to send out an engineer DONT as it will cost you £50 if the fault is not with BT)
TZ757300 From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 2763 posts, RR: 8 Reply 5, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 12 hours ago) and read 763 times:
I think it's weird that one server would let me have incredible download speeds, but another would give me great upload speeds. So odd.
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Leezyjet From United Kingdom, joined Oct 2001, 4036 posts, RR: 57 Reply 6, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 744 times:
Quoting Nighthawk (Reply 4): what reconnects - the wireless internet connection? if so It sounds like your router is screwed
The wi-fi isn't working at the mo as it won't let the laptop access the network for some reason. I've typed in the correct passkey thingy, but still won't have it. It's the general main internet connection that keeps dropping out.
Quoting Nighthawk (Reply 4): I would advise against that, AOL will charge you about 50p a minute and keep you on hold for ages.
I had to speak to them last Sunday and Monday for around 30 mins each time, but now their max call cost is 7.51p/min so not too bad anymore !!.
I got this result off the London server :-
Then this from the Maidenhead server :-
I thought the first one seemed a bit on the high side, so ran it again and got this :-
Guess I'll have to call them up again tomorrow.
"She Rolls, 45 knots, 90, 135, nose comes up to 20 degrees, she's airborne - She flies, Concorde Flies"
AirPortugal310 From United States of America, joined Apr 2004, 2745 posts, RR: 2 Reply 7, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 711 times:
JetsGo From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 2808 posts, RR: 6 Reply 8, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 706 times:
There's your problem. Dump AOL and get some other ISP. But stay away from O2 as well. I'm hearing, at least in Germany, that they're the least customer friendly (a customer had to wait months until they activate his broadband and when he decided to quit, O2 still caused him trouble).
LHRjc From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 1947 posts, RR: 28 Reply 10, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 678 times:
Quoting LTU932 (Reply 9): But stay away from O2 as well. I'm hearing, at least in Germany, that they're the least customer friendly
They've just launched broadband here in the UK too, and as far as I am aware, there are similar issues here too. I also know one a.netter who's on Orange broadband and she too has had issues. Best stay away from the mobile providers methinks.
I've got a 1MB connection with BT at home which is awful. Luckily at work I have a great connection to abuse use.
"Our 319's are very reliable. They get fixed very quickly."
That'd probably be more reliable than my BT Connection
Quoting Myt332 (Reply 12): Well if she had listened to me she wouldn't be with them but nooooo! I blame the bad bad friend who recommended it in the first place!
shhhhhh. We don't speak about that. Not in public!
Quoting Myt332 (Reply 12): Yes because you live in Yorkshire and most things in Yorkshire is slow.
Well in my Southern residence I only have 512K. Only cos I'm tight and refuse to pay for more to be fair!
Myt332 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 9109 posts, RR: 80 Reply 14, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 666 times:
Quoting LHRjc (Reply 13): Well in my Southern residence I only have 512K. Only cos I'm tight and refuse to pay for more to be fair!
That's them there Yorkshire traits rubbing off on you!
On a night out you may think BMIflyer is just a really really poor, girly drinker. In actual fact, because he hails from Halifax, he's just a tight bugger and pretends to throw up after three pints so he doesn't have to buy anything else!
LHRjc From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 1947 posts, RR: 28 Reply 15, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 22 hours ago) and read 664 times:
Quoting Myt332 (Reply 14): That's them there Yorkshire traits rubbing off on you!
Urgh. No way. That will never happen I can assure you!
Quoting Myt332 (Reply 14): On a night out you may think BMIflyer is just a really really poor, girly drinker. In actual fact, because he hails from Halifax, he's just a tight bugger and pretends to throw up after three pints so he doesn't have to buy anything else!
Speaking of the devil, where is he these days... Haven't heard a peep from him for ages.
"Our 319's are very reliable. They get fixed very quickly."
Nighthawk From UK - Scotland, joined Sep 2001, 4854 posts, RR: 45 Reply 17, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 647 times:
Quoting Myt332 (Reply 14):
On a night out you may think BMIflyer is just a really really poor, girly drinker. In actual fact, because he hails from Halifax, he's just a tight bugger and pretends to throw up after three pints so he doesn't have to buy anything else!
indeed - he still keeps reminding me of the round he bought in the Radisson at the MAN meet 2 years ago...
Quoting LHRjc (Reply 15): Speaking of the devil, where is he these days... Haven't heard a peep from him for ages.
hes been off playing soldiers again with his buddies i think.
Myt332 From United Kingdom, joined Sep 2003, 9109 posts, RR: 80 Reply 19, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 644 times:
Quoting LHRjc (Reply 15): Haven't heard a peep from him for ages.
Oh he's off playing tinker, tailor, soldier, spy, again. He'll probably be hiding behind a grass mound with some shrubbery on his head.
Quoting ThePRGuy (Reply 16): They should at least admit to what you CAN get.
They do. They say 'up to' 8mb. Cheeky sods. We get 4mb here as well and to be honest I can't fault BT now that it's up and working. When it falls over however, good luck.
LHRjc From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2006, 1947 posts, RR: 28 Reply 21, posted (4 years 3 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 636 times:
Quoting Nighthawk (Reply 20): all will be changing soon - ofcom are investigating the issue and are expected to demand ISPs quote an average speed instead.
So about 56K in your village then over the last few weeks
"Our 319's are very reliable. They get fixed very quickly."
29 Myt332: I think it was just the green model plane he was holding pretending to fly. He gets a bit confused.
30 FriendlySkies: About the only thing good about our internet service here...
31 Leezyjet: Just been re-doing mine via Maidenhead, and got this :- This is about the average I've been getting while I've been trying it. Without sounding a bit
32 Lobster: Some of you have AMAZING speeds!! I thought mine was fast until I saw a few our yours.
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Speaking of the devil, where is he these days... Haven't heard a peep from him for ages.
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