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Is Your Comcast Internet Connection Sloooooow?
Self | February 15, 2006 | PJ-Comix

Posted on 02/15/2006 4:49:12 PM PST by PJ-Comix

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To: infidel29

That's what I would do too. Unplug everything, wait for at least one minute, and then it would be OK again for a while. And then finally one day that trick didn't work anymore. The problem was my router, maybe yours is slowly going bad too.

PJ, I would imagine you've checked for spyware and viruses?


21 posted on 02/15/2006 5:51:00 PM PST by faq
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To: PJ-Comix
Every so often, after being online for a couple of hours, the ONLY site I'm able to access and navigate is FR.

The fix is to shut down and restart........I don't usually even bother to fix it.

TWC/Roadrunner

22 posted on 02/15/2006 5:54:00 PM PST by hole_n_one
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To: faq
The problem was my router, maybe yours is slowly going bad too.

Thanks for the tip, I'll keep an eye on it:)

23 posted on 02/15/2006 5:59:34 PM PST by infidel29 ("We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." --Benjamin Franklin)
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To: PJ-Comix

Yes, I suffer from Comcastitis. I think I guessed you did as well on a DUFU thread recently. My blackouts only occur at night, during peak usage times. It stinks on ice.


24 posted on 02/15/2006 6:29:59 PM PST by StrictTime (It's not Comcastic. It's Comatose-tic!)
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To: PJ-Comix

My comcast rocks!


25 posted on 02/15/2006 6:31:25 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (Happy Wednesday...)
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To: Crazieman

Last Result:
Download Speed: 3644 kbps (455.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 359 kbps (44.9 KB/sec transfer rate)


26 posted on 02/15/2006 6:34:00 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (Happy Wednesday...)
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To: PJ-Comix

Be sure your computer is not higher than the comcast internet connection jack. Otherwise the bits will have to travel uphill and if there are lots of bits the pressure of the slope can really slow things down.


27 posted on 02/15/2006 7:18:22 PM PST by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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To: demlosers

You've got it wrong, those speeds are already rated in bits.

Small b = bits. Capital B = Bytes.


28 posted on 02/16/2006 1:38:59 AM PST by Crazieman (6-23-2005, Establishment of the United Socialist States of America)
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To: demlosers

Nevermind, I posted when I just woke up

Ignore me. :)


29 posted on 02/16/2006 1:39:52 AM PST by Crazieman (6-23-2005, Establishment of the United Socialist States of America)
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To: infidel29
Don't know if that helps any, but it seems to work for me.

Same here. I have my modem wired to a power strip so I can reset it periodically.

I don't think it's really a comcast problem.

These cheap cable modems, routers, etc. are really small special purpose computers which just crash occationally

30 posted on 02/16/2006 2:53:39 AM PST by dinasour (Pajamahadeen and one time substitute Head SnowFlake)
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To: infidel29

bookmarking to check later at home on the comcast connection. Mine has been extremly slow lately, and I've been blaming it on Mr. twin2.


31 posted on 02/16/2006 8:05:52 AM PST by twin2
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Thats called power-cycling. It works for me too. However since Comcast went up to 6000 a couple months ago I have only had to do it once to get my speed up to that level. Before I had to power cycle several times a week. I am generally satisfied with Comcast.
32 posted on 02/16/2006 11:17:29 AM PST by Uncle Hal
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To: PJ-Comix

Just now,DSL in Texas:

DL 1409
UL 316

Been slow all day here.


33 posted on 02/16/2006 11:28:31 AM PST by ChefKeith (Flies,fleas,ants,ticks,cockroaches,bad cops,lawyers,judges & politicians All the same. Useless!!!)
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