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bucolic_frolic

(51,489 posts)
Fri May 19, 2017, 02:09 PM May 2017

High Speed Internet [View all]

Every day at 1:08PM or thereabouts, my internet connection fails. It will disconnect
every 5-10 minutes for the next 6 hours.

There is usually some disruption like this around late January, mid-May, June, September, and
late December. I wonder if they are performing maintenance relative to college traffic. It could
also be heat, or changes in temperature, it's HOT here now. Once it hadn't rained in a month
and an abrupt cloudburst disconnected it in 10 seconds.

Verizon of course will offer no explanation. Asian tech support is there to soothe you and send
a new modem and book repairs.

I'm trying to find ways to run my online eBay/eTrade functions from a public WiFi such as the library.
These headaches are not worth the cost.

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High Speed Internet [View all] bucolic_frolic May 2017 OP
I'm on East Coast...loathe and detest Verizon HipChick May 2017 #1
If that were happening to me I'd PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #2
No bucolic_frolic May 2017 #4
Assuming you have their FIOS service. mn9driver May 2017 #3
No we don't get FIOS bucolic_frolic May 2017 #5
That's too bad. mn9driver May 2017 #6
Thanks for your help bucolic_frolic May 2017 #7
I probably don't need to tell you ... lpbk2713 May 2017 #8
https:/ is not sufficient? bucolic_frolic May 2017 #9
A public wireless network leaves a lot to be desired. lpbk2713 May 2017 #10
Wow. Thanks bucolic_frolic May 2017 #11
I had this trouble with verizon dsl through my dedicated land line. Sunlei May 2017 #12
another tip is turn on wifi list and look for XFINITY wifi. Try to logon and they'll give you a free Sunlei May 2017 #13
Hey thanks bucolic_frolic May 2017 #14
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