We live way out the in boondocks and often have problems but never, ever one where I can only get on FR and nothing else, and modem lights are all on.
I’ve “retrogaded” as far as I can to try to see if there’s anything weird going on with the web: I am typing this on an old laptop with Vista on it, and IE 8. No real problems on NWS that aren’t usually there with this machine. YouTube wants me to upgrade my browser but basically works ok. E-mail (the one that doesn’t throw a lot of ads at me) is ok. Wikipedia is ok. Ebay won’t let me sign in without upgrading my browser, but that’s as usual. Basically, most sites that don’t want to force me to upgrade anyway, seem ok.
FR may be working for you simply because it’s so simple and straightforward, with relatively little data dashing about.
Have you tried shutting down everything completely and then cold starting?
I’ve “retrogaded” as far as I can to try to see if there’s anything weird going on with the web: I am typing this on an old laptop with Vista on it, and IE 8. No real problems on NWS that aren’t usually there with this machine. YouTube wants me to upgrade my browser but basically works ok. E-mail (the one that doesn’t throw a lot of ads at me) is ok. Wikipedia is ok. Ebay won’t let me sign in without upgrading my browser, but that’s as usual. Basically, most sites that don’t want to force me to upgrade anyway, seem ok.
FR may be working for you simply because it’s so simple and straightforward, with relatively little data dashing about.
Have you tried shutting down everything completely and then cold starting?