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» Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:16 am

just one of those days where the modem refuses to stay connected

its disconnected about 55 times in last half hour now

would totally get it replaced cept its my moms and she uses the internet so infrequently that she doesn't even realize there is something wrong with it + doesn't help her computer is so out of date on windows update it cant even be updated + need a serious virus scan to boot but it cant cuz its windows update is out of date ...

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:00 am

I may regret this but...

switching the modem to bridged mode usually greatly improves stability (note: you need a router to do this)

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:20 am

I may regret this but...

switching the modem to bridged mode usually greatly improves stability (note: you need a router to do this)

I dont have a router :/ + doesn't have another connection thing to bridge onto

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:06 am

So, if your mom doesn't use the 'puter that often What's actually stopping you from replacing it? She probably doesn't even know it's there.

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:12 am

I dont have a router :/ + doesn't have another connection thing to bridge onto

That thing is old, are you sure it's not part type writer too?

but seriously you might want to save up money for a labtop or something.

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:05 am

I get free modems because my internet provider is nice like that.

» Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:45 pm

So, if your mom doesn't use the 'puter that often What's actually stopping you from replacing it? She probably doesn't even know it's there.

wouldn't I have to give rogers the info my mom has stored away in one of her folders at her job in order to get it replaced :/ + id have to get a modem that is the exact same model as one i have now which i doubt even exist she doesnt use the computer often but the modem is very hard to miss and she does do alot of paper work next to it

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:51 am

That thing is old, are you sure it's not part type writer too?

:tongue:

but seriously you might want to save up money for a labtop or something.

cept thing im talking about is the device used to connect to the internet so will have same problem with a labtop + wifi is more exspencive then being hard wired in

» Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:09 pm

Just tell your mother there are problems with it. I told my mother our modem was crap. Hell, if you tried using it at anytime in the morning, it'd disconnect like every 5 minutes. It was a pain since I'd get up at 6:30 and try to level up in World at War until 8 o clock. Even in the afternoons it'd disconnect maybe 2 or 3 times. When I mentioned it it got replaced in about a week.

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 5:16 am

i have she was like "I will replace it if i see something wrong with it"

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:58 am

Just out of curiosity EF, this isn't the computer running Windows: Millennium Edition, is it?

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:13 am

Just out of curiosity EF, this isn't the computer running Windows: Millennium Edition, is it?

no i use that as the table for my 360 now

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:57 am

no i use that as the table for my 360 now

Ahh, just making sure. I'm trying to get a proper image for when I visually imagine this situation. Carry on.

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:07 am

could be whats happening to me
your service is degrading( i think thats the term)

» Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:12 pm

If it is hardwired, are you sure it's not just a dodgy cable rather than a problem with the modem?

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:08 am

Have you tried to reset it?

And yes, if you were to replace it you'd most definitely need your mom's account info to get them to send a new one out. Perhaps you could convince your mom to place the service call?

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:28 am

How much would a new modem cost anyway? See if you can get one for free because if it is free your mother can't use cost as an excuse to not get one.

» Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:25 pm

no i use that as the table for my 360 now