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    Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
    « Reply #45 on: April 28, 2005, 01:42:20 PM »
    Flame..... ROTFLMAO.........If its got a conventional telephone plug on each end ........what differance does it make if the cable is flat , round , triangular or square its a telephone cable ........borrow one from another phone and try it .......LOL

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    Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
    « Reply #46 on: April 28, 2005, 03:20:02 PM »
    Wait now... Found the real issue this time. lol   I was mistaken... It was not the DSL cable that broke, but the actual phone line going from the wall to the surge protector! I feel dumb... lol  :-[  I switched out the cables, and all seems well... Thanks again!

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    Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
    « Reply #47 on: May 03, 2005, 12:45:56 PM »
    Well.... Guess what? It's doing it again... This time, it cuts out, but if I repair the connection, all is well for another 15-20 minutes... I think the modem might be going...

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      Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
      « Reply #48 on: May 03, 2005, 02:56:23 PM »
      Flame, remember that I've only ever had dialup so I don't have a good knowledge of dsl but...

      Have you had the lines tested by the phone company?
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      Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
      « Reply #49 on: May 03, 2005, 03:20:16 PM »
      No... All the better reason for me to call though...

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      Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
      « Reply #50 on: May 04, 2005, 03:27:02 PM »
      modem...............have you updated the drivers for it.......

      or pull the string tighter:)

      check with your isp.......has not restricted ......bandwith.....after all verzion have just bought mci.......
      use te netgear router.....and throw the modem in the bin...pronto.
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      Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
      « Reply #51 on: May 04, 2005, 04:51:55 PM »
      Drivers for the modem? I'll have to check.... I got them from Verizon... I'll check on that... Also, it's strange... Last night, and now today, the computer did not have a connection when I turned on, but after I repair the connection, it doesn't cut-out... I best call....

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      Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
      « Reply #52 on: May 06, 2005, 12:47:59 PM »
      Well.... I can't say that I didn't expect this... But... Verizon seems to think that it is somethhing with the computer, and not their service.... It's the blame game... I'm going to ask another tech before taking action, but incase I need to reformat.... I have the FULL version of Windows XP home on the CD. I used it once on that computer already (when I went over ME), can I use it again to do a clean format/installation?

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      Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
      « Reply #53 on: May 07, 2005, 01:16:04 PM »
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      Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
      « Reply #54 on: May 07, 2005, 01:21:02 PM »
      UPDATE: I have found out the following... When I turn on my computer, there is no connection... However, if the modem is turned off for 15 second, and both the computer and modem have the power restored... Everything is fine... It sounds like my modem can't handle being powered on 24/7 like is has been for about a year... Maybe its defective... I'm calling verizon with theis news now... Will post results soon...  * Thanks for the links Merlin! I'll look into these!  ;)

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      Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
      « Reply #55 on: May 07, 2005, 03:19:12 PM »
      Well... After talking to Verizon, they seem to agree that it is the modem with the trouble... However... The warranty was only for 1 year... It's gone... They want me to pay $79 to get a new one... I got a $1,800 laptop comin... No way in *censored* I can spend that much... Oh well... Thanks anyway guys.... I hereby pronounce this case [glb]CLOSED[/glb] ... I thank all of ComputerHope for thier help, time and effort... Thanks again!

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      Re: Internet cut out... Please Help!
      « Reply #56 on: June 13, 2005, 07:57:41 PM »
      Just wanted to let everyone know that I no longer have these problems... It appears that my modem has been overheating... Whenteh connection goes out, the modem is hot I noticed.. I stick a plasic CD case under the modem, and haven't had any trouble since. Thanks again!

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