You guys are really the best. At least, if I'm really in trouble with something technical, I know I can count on you. I doubt that it's the modem, though, because they changed the router etc. We'll see when I get the new stuff from Verizon.
On 2/11/08, hank smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > wondering if it could be a defective modem? > just a stab in the dark > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tiffany D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 8:33 AM > Subject: Re: what's going on with comcast? > > > > Yes, we have the bundle of phone, internet and cable. We haven't had > > problems with the phone. However, we're switching to Verizon in any > > case. We tried their dsl awhile ago and had problems, but since they > > do cable now too, we figured we'd give them a shot. I've decided to > > also keep my dialup for the next two months or so incase I need it. I > > got it to work well last night, so hopefully, this means I've chosen a > > reliable company for a backup. Anyway, I feel bad that all of this > > has gone way offtopic. In any case, the broadband's working a bit > > now, so I'm back on my Mac! yay! Btw, they said they'd come and > > yesterday, no one did. We're still waiting, but as I said, we're > > calling them to have the account closed. To answer your questions > > about wireless, we used to have the regular cable and had the same > > problem. that's one of the reasons why we switched to wireless. I > > also tried connecting the wire to my Macbook when the service wasn't > > working and that did nothing. At that point, even the main computer > > that's hooked up to the router wasn't receiving a signal. Hopefully, > > we won't have these problems with Verizon. > > > > Later, > > Tiffanitsa > > > > On 2/11/08, Orin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So basically what that means is that the FCC supports this block? Damn. > >> On Feb 11, 2008, at 12:39 AM, hank smith wrote: > >> > >> > comcast is blocking torrant traffic > >> > its under investigation buy fcc > >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Orin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS > >> > X by theblind" <[email protected]> > >> > Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2008 5:34 PM > >> > Subject: Re: what's going on with comcast? > >> > > >> > > >> >> One thing that us comcast users can't solve is, when downloading a > >> >> torrent, we get kicked from the internet and have to plug our > >> >> modems back in. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On Feb 10, 2008, at 5:21 PM, David Poehlman wrote: > >> >> > >> >>> hi Tiff, > >> >>> > >> >>> We need to get to the bottom of the comcast thing. Is it a > >> >>> wireless issue, > >> >>> a router issue a comcast issue??? > >> >>> > >> >>> Have you for instance been able to et a connection by plugging > >> >>> the modem > >> >>> directly into your mackbook? If you can do that, can you get a > >> >>> connection > >> >>> with the modem connected to the router and your macbook connected > >> >>> to the > >> >>> router? If you cahn do that, we need to look at the wireless > >> >>> issue. If > >> >>> everything is setup right, we need to figure out what is > >> >>> interfering with > >> >>> your connection and there are plenty of possibilities and work > >> >>> arounds. > >> >>> Some MacBooks don't have much wireless range so you may need to > >> >>> see if you > >> >>> can get an usb wireless adaptor that will work with your Macbook. > >> >>> I think > >> >>> there are other options here but they are less certain to work. > >> >>> I also do > >> >>> not know if there is even a usb wireless adaptor that will work > >> >>> with the > >> >>> mac. > >> >>> > >> >>> The reason to bother with all this is that using dial up will be > >> >>> more of a > >> >>> pain than you might realize especially if there is a choice. > >> >>> > >> >>> I hope this can be sorted out. I know others have tried and > >> >>> died, but I've > >> >>> been able to successfully trouble a number of comcast issues. > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >
