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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: chorleydave on September 02, 2003, 20:08

Title: Internet Hell
Post by: chorleydave on September 02, 2003, 20:08
Has anyone else on 56K dialup been having serious problems with the internet over these last couple of days?  Being a Fast24 customer, I often have minor problems, but at the moment, no matter whether I'm connected with Fast, or my backups, Telco-GC and Freeserve, things keep grinding completely to a halt.

 :aarrgh:
Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: Michelle on September 02, 2003, 20:11
Today has been awful dave, see my thread IE's giving me the hump :lol:

should have got it first to post it but there, didn't  :D  :-*
Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: chorleydave on September 02, 2003, 22:27
Hi Michelle.  Just read  your thread.  I suppose in one way it is comforting (abeit cold comfort) when you know you aren't alone. :(

Last week, I took an internet sabbatical.  Although things seem OK since I came back home about 15 minutes ago, if it continues to crawl along as it has done, my sabbatical might well be extended.   :-\
Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: Clive on September 02, 2003, 22:44


Last week, I took an internet sabbatical.  


Now that's will power for you!!   ;D
Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: Adept on September 03, 2003, 13:33
:o ChorleyDave!

How did you manage to do something like that? :rumad: :sanity:

If I go more than 20 minutes without touching a PC I get the shakes (or is that wine ???) ;D
Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: Michelle on September 03, 2003, 13:46
:lol:

Me too adept but then I did think it was the wine  :D
Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: Simon on September 03, 2003, 18:09
It's frightening isn't it, just how addictive it is.  The Web, I mean as well as the wine! ;D

Checking e-mails and Pals is the first thing I do every morning, and the last thing at night.  And when I have been out, the first thing I always do when I get in, is turn on the computer (then the kettle!).
Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: TR on September 03, 2003, 18:23
Dave.. yep my 56k has been on a go slow, but seeing your thread has cheered me up no end  ;D, I was blaming my ISP.

Tonight has been the fastest it has been for a week now...working at 45.2kbps.


Hookstar
Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: Michelle on September 03, 2003, 18:43
Mine's still slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter!!!!



It says 44kbps but the bytes sent and received are almost stopped!  :o

I don't like to keep on, but I just did  :P

Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: TR on September 03, 2003, 18:47
Which ISP are you with Michelle
Title: Re:Internet Hell
Post by: Michelle on September 03, 2003, 19:08
ntl hook  >:(