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Can Wal-Mart beat the tech giants? No - CNN Money

And Vudu, which licenses its technology to the likes of LG, Samsung and Toshiba, could help the company sell more Internet-ready TVs and Blu ... Richmond, an analyst with VideoNuze, a site focusing on broadband video. "Consumers don't care as much ...

Berkshire's big day: $24 billion in trading - CNN Money

The record, in a testament to the insanity of the Internet boom of the late 1990s, belongs to JDSU ( JDSU ) -- a now-obscure broadband gear company that generated $27 billion of trading on the day it joined the S&P in July 2000. The company, which ...

Austin wants in on Google fiber network - KENS 5

Google plans to build a handful of experimental, ultra fast broadband networks around the country. It says it will deliver Internet speeds more than 100 times ... Just today I couldn't get into my AOL account and had to do it two or three times -- it ...

3G demand expanding too fast for networks - San Francisco Chronicle

He said 3 percent of smart phone users account for 40 ... also set to release new MicroCell wireless devices for home use that allow subscribers to transfer data traffic onto their home broadband connection. Sprint and Verizon are rolling out 4G ...

Overloaded wireless services leading to problems - Knoxville News Sentinel

... cause of the problems -- new bandwidth-hungry smart phones, mobile applications and Internet ... 1996, after AOL enabled unlimited data. "Similarly, wireless-network congestion today reveals intense demand for wireless broadband," they wrote. "

HTCO, MCHP & NAVI - TMCnet

... Market Quotes, Media Coverage, Google Finance, Google Analytics, Google, Yahoo Finance, Yahoo, MSNBC, Search Engine, AOL Finance ... as a move by the Internet giant to become a major transport player in the ultra-high-speed broadband market - at ...

Advanced Ads: 3 Reasons Why The Wait Is Over - Multichannel Online

In this story: 1 Interactive Ads Reach Critical Mass — Finally 2 Marketers Say Hello to On-Demand Ads 3 More Access to Cable-Box Metrics A nagging chicken-and-egg problem has held back advanced TV advertising, which promises richly interactive and ...

NAB Show to address dramatic economic, technology transformations - Broadcast Engineering

... more obvious transformations, but others, including the continued growing reliance on IT technology, greater deployment of automation, new file-based workflows and broadband Internet content ... is linear video the next AOL?; online video ...

Financial Year End Reports for: GPRE, ARTW & SEAC - TMCnet

Find Solutions for Enterprises, SMBs & Service Providers at the INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference and EXPO ... winning and patented technology, thousands of SeaChange deployments are helping broadband, broadcast and satellite television companies to ...

The Willies - American Reporter

SARASOTA, Fla., June 18, 2008 -- I had a strong desire to write tonight, but by the time AT&T got through with me, I was exhausted, so I only wrote this. Sure, WiFi - as familiar as it is to many - is still a work in progress. It is basically a ...

Open Question: How long will I be without internet for?

I currently have AOL but we're moving to o2 broadband, on their website it says it takes 2 weeks to set up, will I not even have AOL either in those 2 weeks? So I'll have no form of internet for 2 weeks? more

Resolved Question: Why is my internet download speed slower than it was before i was disconnected?

Hi I have AOL broadband upto 8mb and a BT phone line. I recently had to change my phone number with BT and had to be disconnected then reconnected with a new number. Before this, I was getting download speeds of almost 1mb per second, but now only get 130kb per second? AOL says its nothing to do with them, which I believe, as as far as they were concerned, disconnecting and reconnecting made barely any difference. Can anyone help or advise? Thanks in advance M more

Resolved Question: How do I find out what speed the Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are offering in my area?

They only ever say 'up to X Mb'. I can't find out what the fastest it will be in Cambridgeshire is :S We have AOL atm, and so have only just over 1MB download and 280 Kb upload (I used the broadband watchdog thing to measure). Is there a way I can get similar information about other ISPs? more

Resolved Question: @@@@ SURVERY ###### - JUST FOR FUN....?

1. What song do you never tire of? 2. Would you rather have a square or parallelogram shaped head? 3. When you are 100 years old, where will you live? 4. Favourite character from Friends? 5. Dialup or Broadband? 6. Spagetti or Pizza? 7. What emoticon do you use most? 8. Favourite Movie? 9. Name one movie you would pay NOT to see? 10. Favourite Book? 11. Have you ever fully completed a coloring book? 12. Eagle or Papermate pencil? 13. Do you have any pets? 14. Are you listening to music right now? (if so, then what?) 15. If you could have been born in any country what would you have chosen? 16. Can you speak a second language? 17. Do you know what AOL is? 18. Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Netscape Navigator, or Safari? 19. Do you prefer to drive on straight roads or really curvy ones? 20. Are you a fast or slow driver? 21. Have you ever watched The X files? 22. Do you ever vote on questions? 23. Have you ever posted a survey? 24. What is your favourite area on Y!A ? 25. Can you sing? (have you ever tried?) 26. What kind of toothpaste do you like? 27. What would be the best part of being an astronaut? 28. What is the ideal number of questions for a survey? 29. Have you ever run 1 mile or more? 30. What is the stupidest thing you have ever done? 31. If you found a million dollars in a suitcase would you take it to the authorities? 32. Favourite class in highschool? or Favourite task you do at work? 33. Favourite Movie or TV quote? more

Resolved Question: PS3 DNS Error Code 80710102 Help?

I dont know where to start really everytime i try to set up a connection all it says is an (error occurred during communication with the server. this is a dns error) and the error code is 80710102. It succseeds on ip address but fails on internet connection. I tried to do it on easy mode instead of custom mode but it says the same thing(an error occurred during communication with the server. this is a dns error) but this time the error code is 80710101,but when i do it custom and type in my two dns numbers that my isp AOL gave me its the same result it just does work. I am using a wired connection,I have a BT Voyager 190 DSL Modem, that is connected to an ethernet switch then that to my playstaion via an ethernet cable, I tried to connect directly from the modem but the same result keeps happening. The internet on my laptop is working fine so i dont know what the problem is. I used to have wireless before but then my router broke so now i have to do it wiredly. I have tried turning off and resseting my ps3,modem, ethernt switch you name it but still no result. My internet type is broadband PPoe but when i type in my ppoe email and password on my ps3 it says an attempt to obtain an ip address has timed out but if i do it on automatic it succeeds on the ip address but fails on internet connection saying(an error occurred during communication with the server. this is a dns error) error code 80710102. I have been trying for a week ive phoned Sony up and even they couldnt help. If you have read this far i really apreciate it and would love some help from people who have been in similar positions. Many Thanks P.S I live in the uk and i have also tried many other diffrent DNS Codes that seemded to work for other people but still no luck. These are the ones i have tried My Personal ones provided by AOL 129.250.35.250 Primary 129.250.35.251 Secondary 208.67.222.222 Primary 208.67.220.200 Secondary I have also tried turning off the media servers and doing in that way but still no luck what am i to do!? more

Voting Question: What firewalls are preventing Garmin’s tech support from remotely troubleshooting my laptop for s/w downloads?

McAfee Personal Firewall. AOL Safety & Security Center. Browsers: AOL 9.1, Google Chrome 3, Mozilla Foxfire 3.5.3, Internet Explorer 7. Windows XP, Home Edition, SP 3. Sony VAIO, PCG-K23 laptop; Wireless Broadband. Intel Pentium 4, 2.8 GHz, 60 GB hard drive, 448 MB memory. more

Resolved Question: Best and cheapest Dial-up internet providers?

I currently am signed on with MSN at $22 a month, which that is an outrageous price in this day and age. I've called both Verizon and AT&T and the DSL packages are not available in my area. And yes, I will be switching to broadband when I can afford it. But for now I'm looking for a cheaper alternative, other than AOL and ComCast. Any advice on where to start looking? more

Resolved Question: problem with mcafee security?

My mcafee is a part of my broadband deal with aol. It says my mcafee internet security needs to reinstalled. i dont know how please help. thanks more

Resolved Question: Internet connection worries!!!?

Basically when I first got my broadband it wasn't wireless but I still had a Belkin router that I used to secure my network from hackers whenever I would share my internet connection through wi-fi for my PSP..Anyway I've changed broadband providers and now am with AOL wireless broadband and when I got my PS3 I secured it using a PSK (PRE-SHARED KEY) but had to change that settings because I recently got a new PS3 as my original's hard disk corrupted so for a little while my network & computer was unprotected...But anyway last week Thursday one of my neighbour across the road from me came to tell me that my network was opened and that he and others could use it & he also said that he saw other people using it so basically they were all sharing my internet connection at the expense of me & therefore after this he volunteered to help me protect my internet connection again so while he was at mine we chose a password in which I will use to share my internet connection wirelessly for my PS3, but he knew it aswell and told me that he will be using my internet connection sometimes as a joke...but for me the idea of someone sharing my internet and being able to spy on me was too much so I changed the wireless password...but what I want to know is that whether he will be able to access my internet connection again since I changed it... because he is a computer boff and I suspect he may try and access it again...besides he showed me on his G1 phone that he could access my net and after we chose the first password told me that he would have to enter that password each time he wanted to connect to my network...but thankfully as I said before I have changed it so what I want to know is would he still be able to access my network and use my internet connection as he also knows my IP Address which allowed him to start messing around with my settings and use my internet connection..would it be possible or would he have to know the knew password that I have set it to? more

Voting Question: Do I need AOL software for my broadband to work?

I have aol broadband but never use the aol software. Should my internet still work fine if I delete the software? Thanks for any help.yes, my internet works fine at the moment but would my broadband and internet connectivity stop working if i deleted my aol software? more

Resolved Question: What browser should appear when i connect to talk talk?

I have just connected to Talk Talk Broadband, and the internet is running fine. But no icon has appeared on my desk top, and i can still use my old AOL accounts as normal. Is this correct? or should something appear on my desk top when i connect with Talk Talk Broadband, and Phone line. Thank You. more

Resolved Question: AOL 8mb Broadband VERY SLOW AT THE MOMENT?

Is it me or is AOL behaving strange? It might be my computer, but I've done system restores, virus scans, tried my computers and laptops. All the same, It must be the broadband. Anyone else having slow internet loading times with AOL? Incredibly slow more

Resolved Question: With AOL Broadband (UK) do you get the AOL type of software you used to get in the dial up era of the 1990's?

I remember you used to install AOL software and you would get your internet AOL type service. more

Resolved Question: why does my domain name server require configuration?

occasionally whilst connected to the internet i seem to lose the connections an when i click 'diagnose the problem' it says 'there may be a problem with your domain name server (DNS) configuration. windows failed to find the well known host 'www.microsoft.com' using DNS. The server may be down'. I am using windows vista and use aol broadband and a wireless netgear router. The problem is normally resolved within about 10 minutes after i turn off/on my router and restart my laptop. I'm not very technical but need help as this is very annoying!! more

Resolved Question: Poor connection with Aol at peak times?

I have been finding that recently i have been having alot of problems with my internet connection. During the night (3pm onward) and the weekend my internet connection has started to go pathetically slow. I have a speedtouch 585 around 20 months old and my broadband is wireless with AOL. Basically i can get a webpage open sometime but if i try to watch video or play ps3 then the screen changes to the thomson speedtouch page saying dnl down or something about no connection. Eventually if i keep refreshing the page starts again but you can guarantee that the same thing will happen again but alas i never can watch the vid or play mw2... Would the problem be the connection from AOL, a fault with box or isit if te bandwidth cant meet my heavy needs that causes a system crash and thsts why there a dnl prob/ no connection.. Really dsperste for help. If anybody has advice or experienced similar please help as it is painful for me thanks in advance more

Resolved Question: How do i get faster internet ?

So my isp is aol and they give me 1mb download so i phoned them asking for higher internet and they told me to phone bt because they said bt are only giving me a broadband capacity of 1/2 mb. I phoned bt and they said get a new router because the one i got now is a whitehub Netgear DG834 and bt told me to get a blackhub, however i read online getting new routers don't help so can any of you help me .... more

Resolved Question: I just moved and can't find any internet but satellite, please help!?

I just moved to Chattaroy, Washington (zip 99003) and need something other than satellite for my MagicJack and my husband's wii. I can't find any cable providers and don't know much about internet. We need a high speed connection to get any online games working for my husband, and while our satellite is "high speed", it's not good enough for what we want to do. Is there any other way to get high speed in my area? I know there are several connection types and such, but don't know what all is needed. The problem is that we pretty much live in the middle of nowhere. Please help us! First person to give us a provider out here will be given best answer. I've already tried Comcast and Time Warner, and it's not out here. Also, these providers (not like we can find them here anyway) don't work well with the wii, so anything else not satellite would be great! Thanks! Providers that wii doesn't support: Alltel EVDO AOL (America Online) All types AT&T Dial-up, AT&T 3G BroadbandConnect Clearwire Pre WiMax Commspeed MMDS Earthlink Dial-up, Satellite Future Technologies Wireless Hughes (HughesNet) Satellite Netcaster Satellite Northboone Wireless Seanet Dial-up Sprint/EMBARQ EVDO SpyTec Satellite Wireless Beehive Wireless T-Mobile Cellular Utah Broadband/MetroBridge Networks Wireless Verizon Cellular Vianet All types WildBlue Satellite Xplornet Wireless more

Resolved Question: My internet is very slow?

Im with Aol broadband and in an area that can only receive 3mb. I pay for 5mb package i think - (as aol didn't tell me i could only receive 3mb.) But i only have a download speed of 1.63-1.83mb, upload of 0.27-0.37mb and a ping of 104-57ms. Is this aols fault? My network is password protected and has full connection - 5 bars. Plus i don't know if 57-104 ping is good or not? more

Voting Question: What internet connection can I have ?

I am getting a dongle, but not sure it will work. We're on aol dial up and i gorra new laptop, but the laptop ent got dial up ( i dont think ). So what do i do ? We can't get broadband where we live cuz of shit connection. any help please before i dig a big hole tar ducks more

Resolved Question: I'm still having problems connecting to the internet. Any more advice from computer wizards out here?

I sent different questions and some had been answered. I got my computer to work to a certain point. I keep trying to get the internet but my BENQ computer keeps giving a message that AOL cannot be initiated. It used to give the message that there is no dial tone detected. I would not know if it is the same message expressed differently. I had been told that the modem is "corrupted." I tried "unselecting" the modem but that did not work, or maybe I could not actually unselect the modem by clicking the control panel then the "device manager" and another series of operations. The modem is an internal one. I would not know if some "card" can be replaced, or somehow made "un corrupted" Can that be done? How? I am really trying to avoid taking the computer to someone whom would charge a lot when there might be something I can do on my own. is there any device I can buy to put on the motherboard ? The AOL is dial up, not broadband. More advice please. The computer is not functioning and is needed in the household.Thanks to those of you who answered. I don't pay for the computer account, my sister does and she says broadband is expensive. I am only so computer literate and I don't completely understand a lot of your advice too. It is Window's XP. How do you get a different "browser"? To my knowledge it's the white line above the screen to type in websites. Do I go to a computer store and ask for an internal modem? Are they all standard sizes, or would I have to bring in the computer to the store? Can you approximate the cost? $20? $30? I can go to "Start" then "Control Panel" then "Systems" then "Device Manager" but it seems I cannot undo the modem. The current message I get is that the modem cannot be "initiated." I appreciate the advice but please specify certain things such as abbreviations. My sister called AOL. They seem to give limited answers. Thanks more

Resolved Question: I have an old Compaqu laptop. I have a card, at home I can connect to the internet but not my friends?

my old prescario laptop connects at my home to the internet via the wireless card (don't know if Im calling it the right thing) We have Verizon/broadband signal here. When I go to my fiances, he has the SAME service, yet I can't connect. The signal shows up, but I get "Can't find the Server; DNA error)...but ONLY at HIs House. No one can figure it out. He has Windows Vista, and Verizon Broadband service. I'm not overly computer literate with this Router Stuff so talk down to me, LOL... :) email me at iviewsnews@aol.com more

Resolved Question: AOL connection just stopped?

Okay at about midnight last night my AOL connection just stopped. The modem says it can't connect to the internet and the WLAN icon just flashes. The DSL and Internet icons don't even do that. I've tried resetting it and making sure everything is connected right and nothing works? If i 'diagnose connection problem' it just says it may be a problem with the server. I'm in somerset and was wondering if the server is down? Would they just cut off my internet for no reason? How long should i wait and what can i do? ANy info would be welcome. Thank you! PS. I'm using 3 mobile broadband for this. more

Resolved Question: How to set up with wireless router in order to get wireless internet?

I had no luck setting it up for the first time. We are using aol with dial up connection to go internet. We want wireless interent for our laptop, desktop, itouch, and much more, and still be able to call without missing calls. We have linkysy by Cisco wireless N broadband router model no. wrt160n. The first time, we couldnt connect to interent from desktop, and the phone line was busy. Now I want to try again, but I lost the disc and the manuel, what can I do? Do i have the right router or need something else. I also would like high speed internet too. What is a good company that offers high speed wireless internet for low price? Do direct TV has one cuz we have direct tv.... Please tell me what to do in steps. thanks! more

Resolved Question: best broadband supply'r?

who is the best broadband supply'r for gaming as im with aol just now and i can never get a good connection and get kicked from games and they do nothing to help because they say its a gaming problem and not an internet problem .broadband in the uk . more

Resolved Question: What files can I delete?

My computer keeps telling me I have really low on memory. I went on to Add/Remove programs and I don't know what ones I need to keep my computer running and what files I don't need. Here are all the files listed : Adobe AIR Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX Adobe Flash Player 10 Plugin Apple Aplication Support Apple Mobile Device Support Apple Software Update Bonjour BT Broadband Desktop Help BT Wireless Connection Manager BT Yahoo! Applications Download Updater ( AOL LLC ) EPSON Printer Software iTunes Messenger Plus! Live Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service pack 2 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Service pack 2 Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Microsoft Silverlight Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 ATL Update kb973923 - x86 8.0.50727.4053 Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Microsoft WSE 3.0 Runtime NVIDIA Drivers Quicktime System Requirments Lab Trust WB-1400T Webcam Viewpoint Media Player Windows Internet Explorer 7 Windows Live Essentials Windows Live Sign-in Assistant Windows Live Sync Windows Live Upload Tool Windows XP Service Pack 3 I don't have any games on my computer and I'm not sure if these are backed up by disks. Thanks =) more

Voting Question: Possible modem / router issue?

I asked a previous question just like this however, it don't beleive it has anything to do with my computer(s). I first noted that the only computer that uses AOL (the aol program) stopped working and could no longer identify a broadband connection, however, the mind-boggling thing is IE works fine, can download files, watch videos. etc. I "ping'd" sites on that computer with no results, they all got dropped, I tested the other 6 computers I own, (all using the ping * .com method) all with the same results, also the same result, IE works on all of those too, I disconnected my wireless router and hooked 1 pc up to the modem with the same exact results... so, could my modem be the issue? I've reset all connections, even did a complete restore of 1 pc just to go the extreme, still does it. The thing is the internet works, the modem is getting a signal, but for some odd reason, i cant ping anything, and AOL doesnt work more

Voting Question: AOL CONNECTIVITY SERVICE DIALER?

I HAVE JUST ACQUIRED A SECOND-HAND LAPTOP. I'M WITH VIRGIN MEDIA & HAVE WIRELESS BROADBAND. EVERY TIME I SWITCH THE LAPTOP ON A SMALL WINDOW POPS UP SAYING 'AOL CONNECTIVITY SERVICE DIALER' & IT SAYS IT'S HAVING PROBLEMS CONNECTING. I ALWAYS CLOSE THIS WINDOW & IGNORE IT BUT IT'S GETTING ON MY NERVES NOW. DOES THIS MEAN THAT THE LAPTOP USE TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET THROUGH AOL VIA DIAL-UP? (WHEN THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT). IF THIS IS THE CASE, I DON'T NEED AOL DO I? SHOULD I UNINSTALL IT? THANKS. more

Resolved Question: Aol require me to buy a new Adsl filter before line check!?

I've been having a problem with Aol broadband it started when my home phone number suddenly got changed on Wednesday morning and I've been getting no dsl since wednesday morning. I've been on the phone to Aol 5 times and I'm now at the stage of getting my line checked but Aol want me to fit a new adsl filter first. Why do they need me to do this when my internet has been working perfectly over the last few years? Where is the best place to buy one I can see them on ebay for 99p and free postage but £10 in places like Argos and Pc World.Thanks for the answer I cannot talk to BT I've tried they want me to go through Aol the nearest I've got so far is Aol offering to check my line.I got one from Argos for about £10 and fitted it as I thought there's no change I'm going to cal Aol again soon. more

Resolved Question: How can I get free wifi at my house, without having to pay for another service?

My friend said I could use a router to use my existing internet to create wifi. But the problem is that I don't want to have to get broadband to use this. How can I use AOL to do this. Is there another option. I read that you can buy some equipment to pick up wifi from your friends from miles away, would I be able to use a router to make that wifi possible around my house? Please give me GOOD answers. more

Voting Question: Explorer 8 died. Tried Firefox it died?

I have had Internet Explorer 8 for awhile working great, then it quit working. I downloaded Firefox Mozilla and it worked well for several days now cannot even get on-line (broadband). But this very same computer on the same High Speed connection AOL works good always has? So I access Yahoo Answers through aol. Internet explorer and the new firefox mozilla don't work. I've scanned for Malware and used AVG free for virus, it says nothing found...help?I have Cleaner by the way and sometimes use it daily. I am not aware how to add exceptions to the firewall... more

Resolved Question: MMORPGs Me and an American Friend Can Play Together?

Are there any free mmorpgs out there that will allow me and a friend in north america play together on the same servers? We have tried a few and none of them work. I also heard that AOL Broadband gives you an US IP address but this is not an option as I'm not paying for AOL on top of my current internet. Any ideas? more

Resolved Question: What to do about getting broadband for home business in rural uk - need at least 300kbps upload speed?

I recently moved to the west country and the internet connection isn't what I'm used to. Out is be's 24meg connection and in is AOL's 8meg one .....but the telephone exchange in my area will only allow 4megs through. This is really affecting my business I use my webcam all day long, and even though I have a good quality cam my picture is slow and fuzzy at best. I am using adequate lighting and have tried several web cams on my laptop and PC. Is there another option for broadband - I really don't mind paying double what I am now £39.99 (aol said this is the best package for my area as they have to do something without cables?!) I heard that there is something called SD SL that can be implemented anywhere is this true and is it reliable ? more

Resolved Question: how do i use mozilla firefox, and internet explorer when aol basically took over my computer?

when im connected to wireless internet, the only way i can get online is when i sign in to aol on broadband, if i go to mozilla, or internet explorer it will say network time out, or page not found. and i tried uninstalling aol, but it wont. please help! more

Resolved Question: What is wrong with this internet?

Okay so I'm at my Grandmother's house. She recently got broadband (thank God). So for a while she had a Motorola modem and everything was fine. I come back this time and find this bulky box that has ports for a Coaxial cable, a telephone line, and an ethernet cable. So the problem is I want to hook my laptop up to the internet (she doesn't have a router). So I turned off the surge protector everything's hooked into, waited ten seconds, and turned it back on with the ethernet cable in my laptop. I then turned on my laptop which then had no internet. Additionally the only way to access the internet is still the AOL browser, which is extremely annoying. It's fast (i.e. running on the broadband connection), but I don't understand: A. Why a phone cable is involved at all. She no longer uses dial up. B. Why I can't get my laptop to connect to the internet. C. What a WAN Miniport is. I really hate AOL (yes I know they're owned by TWC), but I've heard that this miniport thing has to do with AOL and I'm kind of ticked at it. Thanks for the help, ~Me =3I mean that I can access the internet on her comp through AOL. My laptop has no connection whatsoever.I'm not trying to have them both access at the same time. I unplugged the ethernet cable and hooked it into my lappy. I only want internet on my lappy. more

Resolved Question: I repartitioned and formatted C:\ drive and reinstalled windows XP. I cannot access Microsoft.com?

I had problems of slow pc so repartitioned and formatted drive c:\ and reinstalled windows xp. Installed my aol broadband software and modem and can now access internet. But i couldnt install the sound drivers. i thought to update the windows home which is SP1 but I cannot acess any of the microsoft.com sites for download and support?? more

Resolved Question: How can I improve my internet connection?

For years i have been having absolutely rubbish internet speed. Ive been with AOL, BT, and now i'm with Sky broadband. I can never do more than one thing at once, eg: if i'm downloading something i have to wait for it to finish to even go on google. The highest download speed ive seen with it is 40kbps, which is nowhere near what i'm paying for. I've read all sorts of little tweaks i can do to it online but they only ever make it about 1kb faster. Should I buy a better router? Or change from DSL to something better, if so how? I'm not even bothered about having to pay for it, im just SICK of this petheticly slow internet. more

Voting Question: how do i get internet on my pc?

hi i have a laptop and also a dell pc. I do not have internet exp or any type of internet downloaded to my pc. i have cricket broadband i used to sign on aol when i had dial up and a phone line now i am using cricket that i got today! does anyone know what i can do about this> how do i get some type of internet program onto my pc? i am writting from my lap top please help i appreciate the answers in advance thanks a bunch! more

Resolved Question: Internet Connection Problems, please help?

So I have a new computer, I am running a wireless network from my main desktop and have a laptop which is hooked up to the internet fine. I have an Asus wireless adapter plugged into the new PC and have AOL broadband. I installed AOL broadband on my new PC but I can't seem to connect to the internet with Internet Explorer. AOL connects fine and I can access websites in the normal way, but Internet Explorer acts as if the internet is not connected. I have three icons in the bottom right to do with internet, one is the wireless network display which shows it to be connected with ecxcellent signal strength. The other two are called Local Area Network Connection 1/2 and both have a red x indicating it's not connected. Does anybody know why IE won't connect? I want to download Firefox but I can see it having the same problems as IE at the moment so wondered if anyone could help me in my quest for non-AOL internet. Also, is there any way to have AOL constantly connected whenever the PC is on without having to have the AOL browser program open? Thanks in advance! more

Resolved Question: How do I know if I still have AOL broadband?

Today I tried hooking up my Vontage system but it did connect to the internet. It said something about restarting the modem and PPoPE or something. Help me out! more

Resolved Question: Internet download limit concerning gaming?

My parents are thinking of switching from AOL, which has an ok speed, does sometimes kick you off it, but has no download limit. They want to switch to BT Broadband, which has a download limit of 10GB, and is half the price of what we're paying for internet now. My sisters and I play our consoles, which include the Wii and PS3 online. I was wondering whether playing them online would affect the download limit/use it up? Also, i do some downloading from the PSN store. Thanks. more

Resolved Question: Computer connection to wireless router keeps becoming disconnected?

Computer connection to wireless router keeps becoming disconnected on my computer, for example searching the internet and the connection would be lost and i would have to re connect to the router, though problem doesn't seem to occur on laptop which is further away from the router. The router is housed in the loft with the aerial pointing down and the unit is not near anything metal that might interfere. The computer is based just below the router and as this is the case i believe there must be some sort of software conflict, but you might know better? Every time the connection it appears that AOL starts up as i have AOL broadband but normally just connect to router and use Firefox or Internet Explorer, could this be related. Let me know how i might be able to fix this problem more

Resolved Question: Internet/download speed too slow, help =o?

Basically i had to replace my laptops hard-drive because there was something wrong and now my laptops speed is about 120-136kbps. I use wireless connection with Aol Broadband. I've already- -Changed the filters -use speedtester.bt every 4 hours for 3 times Also i tried downloading perfect world international, its about 2.3GB, normally it would of taken 3-5 hours to download, now it would take 2 days as the speed i get when downloading is 10-19kbpsEdit: When i replaced my hard drive i connected to my wireless router and went straight onto the internet, am i still using Aol to connect? (Internet n00b) more

Resolved Question: I have an Ipod touch...?

and I want to connect it to the internet but it needs a password. Apparently it's the Internet security password. But where do I find it? I have an AOL broadband router btw. I'll give the best answer thing to the first answer that actually works!!!Yes i know what a secuirity password is for but i don't know how to find it cuz i 4got what it was. more

Resolved Question: Compuserve Help!!!!!!!?

I switched to optimum online years ago, but I have continued to pay Compuserve to use their internet service, also known as Compuserve Dialer. Since aol has bought compuserve, and their email services are free, is it possible to use my existing compuserve email under Compuserve Dialer for free using my broadband connection? If thats not possible, can you access it from compuserve.com on any internet browser for free? more

Resolved Question: Can you still access an old AOL account to check email even AFTER you change internet companies?

Well, this may be a common problem, but i have a MySpace, and its under the AOL email address i had when i was subscribed to AOL Dial-up, and since i moved from that to Charter/Avenue Broadband, i cant access it anymore it seems, and ive been wanting to change my MySpace email address to my current Yahoo email address, and i can't do THAT without accepting the verification email sent to my AOL email address, which i cant access. I wanna know if there'ss any way to access old AOL accounts to read emails, etc., even if youdon'tt subscribe anymore. more

Resolved Question: How do i add a laptop to my home internet?

I am getting a laptop next week and want to know if i can connect it to my home internet. I have aol wireless broadband, will it cost me any extra to add a laptop? Is it easy to connect, the new laptop will have WIFI. more

Voting Question: Is this a good notebook?

It's a HP Mini 1137NR Netbook for $399.99 Operating system Genuine Windows XP Home with Service Pack 3 Processor Intel Atom Processor N270 (1.60GHz) Display 10.1" Diagonal WSVGA LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1024 x 576) Dimensions 10.3 in (L) x 6.56 in (D) x 0.99 in (H) Weight 2.45 lb. Memory 1024MB DDR2 System Memory (1 Dimm) Maximum memory expansion 1024MB Total memory slots 1 Graphics card Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 (shared) with up to 128MB total available graphics memory Networking Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector) Broadband wireless 802.11b/g WLAN Primary CD/DVD drive N/A Hard drive 80GB (4200RPM) [gigabyte is defined as 1,000,000,000 bytes, accessible capacity may vary] Primary battery 3-cell Lithium Polymer battery Personalization HP Imprint finish & HP Webcam with integrated microphone Front-side bus (processor dependent) 533Mhz FSB AC adapter 30W AC Adapter PCI expansion N/A I/O ports 2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0; 1 Headphone out/Microphone-in combo drive jack (iphone compatible); 1 RJ -45 (LAN); 1 notebook expansion port Speakers Stereo speakers Software, full versions Microsoft Works; Windows .Net Framework 2.0; Adobe Acrobat Reader; Macromedia Flash Player; Microsoft Internet Explorer; AOL Instant Messaging Service; HP Wireless Assistant; HP Mobile Broadband Setup Utility; MSN Live Messenger; HP Connection manager; Skype Software, introductory versions Symantec Norton Internet Security 2009 (including 60 days complimentary live update) Trial Internet service N/A Basic warranty 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty Toll Free Support (N/A); 1-Year Free Hardware Technical Support; 30-Days Free Limited Software Support (1 Year Free; Limited Software Support with Product Registration) from date of purchase ENERGY STAR Qualified Yes more

Resolved Question: Is anyone up there, who can provide me AOL customer's service phone number?

I have the difficulties to find number, searching on internet did not give me an answer. I got CS phone number for broadband issues, but even then I reached them, they were unable to either transfer my call or to provide phone number. Thanks Arvydas more

Resolved Question: AOL Netgear router internet speed decreases?

I've had AOL broadband for about 2 years now and its all worked relatively fine until now. A couple of days ago I went on the internet and it took ages to load my homepage - ebay. The lights on the router were all fine so I typed in the routers URL and it said DownStream connection speed 128kbps (its usually 1800kbps - I'm supposed to get 2mb/s) So I unplugged and plugged the power cable to the router. That fixed it. The next day it happened again, unplugged it and plugged it back in again, went up to 1.8mb/s again. It happens every day - sometimes 2 times. Has anyone got a Netgear Wireless ADSL Router DG834G or similar and having the same problems. I could ring up AOL but the line is terrible and last time I lost my internet completely. Thanks.It's probably worth saying that it doesn't make a differance if I'm wired or wirelessYes it was crackling so I changed all the ADSL filters and that's stopped the crackling. more

Voting Question: Can someone explain to what the limit of my internet connection depends on?

We have a 1mb connection at the moment, as it stands it's not enough for what my entire family is using. I used the post code checker on this site http://www.top10-broadband.co.uk/ and it told us that we could have up to a 6.5mb connection however, when we phoned talk talk and gave them our details they said we can have up to a 2mb connection. (right now we have broadband with aol) so i'm not sure if our broadband speed depends on what company we are with or not, or if the post code checker is just wrong. Anybody know? Thanks. more