So, since Wednesday I've been having this problem with my computer connecting to the internet (Firefox 47, which just updated to 48 as I post this).
I'll go to my home page, click on a bookmark (say, the CS forums) and I get to the page. Then I click on another link (to the Games forum) and I get nothing. The four lights on my modem drop down to one light and slowly start returning. I click on the same link again and I get there just fine. Another link, fine. Another link, modem lights shut off and start up again. Over and over and over again.
I did call my provider and the tech on the line said it looked like my modem was fried because of a power surge (which is possible because we've been in the middle of some big thunderstorms around here in the last few days). They're sending me a modem by mail because I'm too far away for a service tech to show up.
Now, the reason I'm starting this thread is because today, Sunday night, I haven't had any problems yet whatsoever. I've been online for about two hours and no service interruptions at all. Which makes me wonder if it's something in my computer and not the modem that's causing it...
Although, I also have a tablet that connects wirelessly, and that also had the same problem connecting...
Any advice or tips?
I'll go to my home page, click on a bookmark (say, the CS forums) and I get to the page. Then I click on another link (to the Games forum) and I get nothing. The four lights on my modem drop down to one light and slowly start returning. I click on the same link again and I get there just fine. Another link, fine. Another link, modem lights shut off and start up again. Over and over and over again.
I did call my provider and the tech on the line said it looked like my modem was fried because of a power surge (which is possible because we've been in the middle of some big thunderstorms around here in the last few days). They're sending me a modem by mail because I'm too far away for a service tech to show up.
Now, the reason I'm starting this thread is because today, Sunday night, I haven't had any problems yet whatsoever. I've been online for about two hours and no service interruptions at all. Which makes me wonder if it's something in my computer and not the modem that's causing it...
Although, I also have a tablet that connects wirelessly, and that also had the same problem connecting...
Any advice or tips?
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