- May 13, 2014
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I currently have cable internet on a 8 Mb/s down connection.
My router (currently not in use): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124010
My old modem: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16825122011
My new modem (with built-in router): http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SURFboard-Gateway-SBG901-Wireless/dp/B002M3SJ6U
I've been having problems with my internet for a long time.
First of all, lets note that I live in a city where one local company has a monopoly on the internet. The only other provider I know of only offers wireless internet.
The main problem is that my connection resets at seemingly random times. The router will reboot, and then it is fine for a little while. I have watched the power levels when it resets, and the upstream and downstream power both change a lot.
A few months ago we called our ISP and had a technician sent out. He replaced our modem with this: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SURFboard-Gateway-SBG901-Wireless/dp/B002M3SJ6U
Before the technician came, I never had any problems connecting to servers/etc. While I had friends who couldn't connect to each other on Xbox Live, I could connect to everyone. When my connection reset, it would be down for ~1-2 minutes and then it would be fine.
With the new modem, it will reset and go down for anywhere from 1 minute to 30. During this time I can use some things but not others. I've noticed that I will often get reconnected to my buddies on skype but can't browse the web/anything else for the entire duration. I've had problems connecting to servers with the new modem. An example, I can only see ~50 servers max out of all the servers on Garry's mod. I have to have a friend find a server so I can spam the retry button until it allows me to join.
Well, it didn't fix the problem. In fact, it made it worse. This led me to believe the problem is with the wiring, however, the company charged me $200 for that call out. I have had nothing but problems with them, their service sucks, and their technicians are even worse.
This is my main question at the moment... should I switch providers? The only downfall is that it is wireless internet. I don't know much about it, but I have read that a storm can interrupt my connection. They are also more expensive for a worse connection. I'm currently paying $50/month for 8Mb/s down, and a very bad upload speed. The best package the other company offers is $75/month for 6Mb/s down and up.
Would it be worth it to switch to wireless internet, where I would have a stable connection but I will pay more for worse speeds? Or should I try to work things out with my current company? What are some reasons not to get wireless?
Does anyone know what the hell is causing my connection to randomly reset several times a day?
I currently have cable internet on a 8 Mb/s down connection.
My router (currently not in use): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833124010
My old modem: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16825122011
My new modem (with built-in router): http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SURFboard-Gateway-SBG901-Wireless/dp/B002M3SJ6U
I've been having problems with my internet for a long time.
First of all, lets note that I live in a city where one local company has a monopoly on the internet. The only other provider I know of only offers wireless internet.
The main problem is that my connection resets at seemingly random times. The router will reboot, and then it is fine for a little while. I have watched the power levels when it resets, and the upstream and downstream power both change a lot.
A few months ago we called our ISP and had a technician sent out. He replaced our modem with this: http://www.amazon.com/Motorola-SURFboard-Gateway-SBG901-Wireless/dp/B002M3SJ6U
Before the technician came, I never had any problems connecting to servers/etc. While I had friends who couldn't connect to each other on Xbox Live, I could connect to everyone. When my connection reset, it would be down for ~1-2 minutes and then it would be fine.
With the new modem, it will reset and go down for anywhere from 1 minute to 30. During this time I can use some things but not others. I've noticed that I will often get reconnected to my buddies on skype but can't browse the web/anything else for the entire duration. I've had problems connecting to servers with the new modem. An example, I can only see ~50 servers max out of all the servers on Garry's mod. I have to have a friend find a server so I can spam the retry button until it allows me to join.
Well, it didn't fix the problem. In fact, it made it worse. This led me to believe the problem is with the wiring, however, the company charged me $200 for that call out. I have had nothing but problems with them, their service sucks, and their technicians are even worse.
This is my main question at the moment... should I switch providers? The only downfall is that it is wireless internet. I don't know much about it, but I have read that a storm can interrupt my connection. They are also more expensive for a worse connection. I'm currently paying $50/month for 8Mb/s down, and a very bad upload speed. The best package the other company offers is $75/month for 6Mb/s down and up.
Would it be worth it to switch to wireless internet, where I would have a stable connection but I will pay more for worse speeds? Or should I try to work things out with my current company? What are some reasons not to get wireless?
Does anyone know what the hell is causing my connection to randomly reset several times a day?
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