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Title: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: Hoolander2 on October 24, 2010, 04:00:59 PM
Another member mentioned the internet being slow all week.  Mine has been horrible here in south Georgia.  Started after Microsoft's updates Tuesday last week.  Pages wont display on the first try -- email won't receive on first try. 

Anyone else? 
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 24, 2010, 04:56:22 PM
...yup...my email was down for a cpl days..

..thot my service provider had blocked it...

..went in to make a payment, and they said..we didn't block it!!..you're payed up!!..

..came back home and it still wasn't receiving...

..next day it was fine...
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: oswaldters on October 24, 2010, 06:36:35 PM
Mine has been working fine - but I use Apple and not Microsoft.
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: Rianna on October 24, 2010, 08:03:27 PM
Yes, Hoolander!

Mine always has some issues because of loose wire connections and humidity in the lines being surrounded by woods here. (The humidity part really doesn't make much sense to me...should be a solution if you pay for the service...but that's the answer I always get if I try to have company provide a solution.) But, it has been terrible this week here too!! And yes, I do remember an update in the past week.  :-[

OH, and yes, pages say they are loading, but never do until I reset the connection and try again. Email too. Says it's connecting, but doesn't unless I close it and try again, sometimes several times.
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: oswaldters on October 24, 2010, 08:06:41 PM
I have both a Mac and a PC.  The Windows updates have created problems for us in the past.

Won't be buying another PC....
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: Agent Bob on October 24, 2010, 08:47:14 PM
If you have a problem after an update, use "restore" to get back to before the update.
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: Hoolander2 on October 25, 2010, 01:20:09 AM
Ok, thanks Rianna, Word and all.  Just wondered if I was only one.  I can't complain too much about my Windows XP.  5 years old and still does fine most of the time.  I'll give MS a week or so and see if they come out with a fix for their fixes.  :D  Then try a restore.

My computer is a 5 year old Sharp AL 27 notebook.  Outdated in terms of memory and hard drive but still works great.  Has a super bright glossy screen which I really love.   
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: griffon_j9 on October 25, 2010, 08:40:08 PM
no problems here, but its a mac so... yeah  ;D :P
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 26, 2010, 12:53:40 AM
..i tried 7...

..but in my opinion..xp can't be beat...
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: juice on October 26, 2010, 11:41:13 PM
BIG update today 10/26/10 from MSN for vista 64bit , mandatory restart .
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 27, 2010, 12:27:00 AM
...i regressed back to the 32 bit....on this computer...
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: Rianna on October 27, 2010, 12:29:29 AM
Google's been havin' problems with hijacked links and redirects past week or so according to the antivirus forums.

Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 27, 2010, 12:30:58 AM
..my isp just sent me an email warning against a bogus email requesting an update in their account info...

..wtf...
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: Rianna on October 27, 2010, 12:31:49 AM
Don't click anything in that email!
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 27, 2010, 12:32:56 AM
..i know right...

..itsa catch22...
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: oswaldters on October 27, 2010, 12:34:34 AM
i like the one that pops up and looks like a windows security alert saying you have malware on your computer and you need to click here to remove the threat.

I got one the other day - on my Mac!
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 27, 2010, 12:36:06 AM
...dang..NEVER do that!!!
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 27, 2010, 12:37:01 AM
i like the one that pops up and looks like a windows security alert saying you have malware on your computer and you need to click here to remove the threat.



..them damned porn sites.........
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: Rianna on October 27, 2010, 12:37:18 AM
I have seen them...some of them look very real. Didn't know they were targeting the Macs with them now, though.
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: oswaldters on October 27, 2010, 12:38:44 AM
I think it just pops up on whatever - clearly didn't know I was on a Mac because I obviously couldn't have a Windows security issue when I don't have Windows.
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: griffon_j9 on October 27, 2010, 01:14:44 AM
I have pop up blocker on all the time, so I never see those things :p
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 27, 2010, 01:18:53 AM
have pop up blocker on all the time, so I never see those things


...yup..me too, and me neither, unless i go to them damned porn sites...


 :-\


..i'm just sayin'....
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: oswaldters on October 27, 2010, 01:20:15 AM
Yeah, I have to popup blocker too and never get them - but this one made it around it.

These computer hacker types are good at what they do.  Since I never get popups it made it seem like a real message from my computer - except my computer doesn't speak Windows!
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 27, 2010, 01:23:11 AM
..i'm surprised we're even talking then...

..windows is all mine knows.....
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: oswaldters on October 27, 2010, 01:26:00 AM
That's the beauty of the internet - speaks to all!

Thanks Al Gore!
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on October 27, 2010, 01:27:27 AM
..we OWE al....for coming up with ALL THIS!!




.
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: Hoolander2 on October 29, 2010, 12:58:02 AM
Now mine is working fast again after 2 weeks of frustration.  No updates came in that I know of.  I did see an ATT truck driving down my street the other day though. 
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: juice on October 30, 2010, 03:31:49 PM
Check , check , testing 1 , 2 , 3, testing .
Title: Re: is your internet acting slow?
Post by: wordslinger on November 05, 2010, 01:07:39 AM
...i can't here my snare......