technology Internet problems

[Seaweed-Headed Dragon 359]

I hate my internet I use Xfinity, It's so inconstant.

 

Everyday I have to unplug the router and plug it back in. Sometimes I wanna just kick the router

 

So what service do you guys use and do you often have problems?

 

Oh and do you know how to fix my problem?

Edited February 13, 2014 by RainDash Dragon

[Concep 46]

I go to a boarding school that has an internet speed on par with a third-world country. I can only play games without major lag spikes when everyone is asleep and when someone tries to stream, it slows the whole connection down. Can't even Skype with friends or download a game. 

[Scootalove 10,689]

I guess rebooting the router could help.

 

Anyways, sometimes with my laptop it goes so slow at times even with a strong internet connection and it gets really annoying.

[Retro*Derpy 3,196]

The problems are virtually endless. Can you give more specifics?  All I know is you're using cable internet and using a wireless router?

There could be misconfiguring problems between the modem and router, RFI affecting the router, Windows firewall could be blocking a certain port that enables limited connectivity, and so on.

[Mlpfan185 1,763]

Something was here. Something was here. Something was here. 

Edited October 10, 2018 by NONAME

[ponypowa96 106]

Try pinging your router. On windows, this is done by opening the "cmd" and typing:

 

ping 192.168.1.1

 

You should ideally want 100% connectivity and <1ms ping. If that's what you're getting, then the problem is not with your computer or your cabling - it's likely to be the internet routing within your area being bad (this was a problem for me a few years ago) and the only thing you can do is to wait for the internet transmissions in your area to be upgraded.

 

You could also try to buy a new ethernet cable or ask your ISP to replace your router, although I've personally found the last two options to be ineffective for me when I was faced with internet problems.

 

 

 

So what service do you guys use and do you often have problems?

 

Well I'm in the UK, I'm using a provider called "TalkTalk". 

 

 

 

What I like:

- really really low ping in online games (i get 4-5 to UK-based servers, and 75 to east coast USA, for example)

- decent dl speed

- unlimited usage

- speeds don't usually get slowed down at peak times

- paying only £25 a month (including weekend calls)

 

 

What I dislike:

- slow ul speed

- dynamic line management (switches interleaving on and off whenever it feels like it, although it's off 99% of the time)

- 50:1 contention rate

- TalkTalk will try to port you off to the slowest connection possible even on the same package and the only way to get a speed increase is to complain about it (srsly)

 

 

 

 

However, if you can look past the flaws, TalkTalk are a great ISP and I have no plans to change in the near future.

Edited February 21, 2014 by ponypowa96