I've been visiting my parents these next few weeks, and I was wondering why their internet keeps craping out. It's cable from cebridge, broadband, not that fast but its about 256kb download and upload. What has been bothering me though, recently, is the modem works great for a few minutes, then craps out and goes INCREDIBLY SLOW... about dial-up speed. It then goes back to normal and repeats the process. I was just wondering if the problem would be the modem or the ISP, doubtful its the OS. It didnt do this last time i was here, which was about a year ago, they still have the same modem. Last year they called me and asked, they had an old 2002 Windows XP system, I figured they needed a computer upgrade. They got a shiny new Dell Dimension E520. I came over to set it up for them and visit them of course. The problem still persists. Is it the ISP? Is it the modem? Do I need to call the ISP and have them replace the modem? I'd rather consult the people here, rather than call. Please help.
2007-08-14
15:32:27
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Aaron D
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Computer Networking