Interesting. Well, my modem was discontinued in 2006 according to Earthlink, my ISP. The speed is good again. We'll see how the new modem works. Thanks, Bob.
Cheers, Christine On Jun 1, 2013, at 7:38 PM, Bob Sullivan <rf.sulli...@gmail.com> wrote: > Christine, > Last Sunday when my u-verse internet & phone quit, > the repair guy said something about many modems dying after the latest > software upgrade. > Regards, Bob S. > > On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 8:54 AM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> > wrote: >> This is very weird. My internet just picked up speed. For the past two >> days I've been having problems uploading to my PAW gallery--internet >> download and upload was insanely slow. I called earthlink, ordered a new >> modem (which was free), yet as of right now it seems just fine. I'm >> zipping from page to page as before. Ugh! Technology :-). Well, will see >> how long this lasts. >> >> Thanks for everyone's help. Down the road, I may have to get cable internet >> only anyway. Cheers, Christine >> >> >> >> On Jun 1, 2013, at 8:42 AM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: >> >>> Of course, the question is, is hot spot slow actually faster than my >>> current earthlink slow? :-) Cheers, Christine >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jun 1, 2013, at 8:30 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> It's both slow and expensive. Major carriers charge a premium for the >>>> "hotspot" use. >>>> >>>> Paul via phone >>>> >>>> On Jun 1, 2013, at 9:18 AM, Stan Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> One option you didn't mention: with the newer iPhones, and I am sure with >>>>> other smart phones as well, you can use your phone as a wireless hub. In >>>>> other words, your computer does a wireless link to your phone and >>>>> piggybacks on your phone's wireless data links. This may be feasible if >>>>> you have the phone, with good service, with a data plan that allows high >>>>> volumes of data. >>>>> >>>>> stan >>>>> >>>>> On Jun 1, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Christine Aguila wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Ugh! Just ordered a new modem to replace the modem they discontinued in >>>>>> 2006. Hopefully, this will help. Internet speed has been acting up >>>>>> lately--insanely slow download times. In the mean time here's a >>>>>> question. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm very reluctant to order cable for internet because of the costs. >>>>>> For example, you can get a Comcast special offer for 6 months but then >>>>>> your rates go up. I don't want all the cable TV stations etc. Darrel & >>>>>> I aren't interested in tv that much, and I don't want a "tv bill" as it >>>>>> were. Anyone in the Chicago area use AT&T's internet services? >>>>>> >>>>>> Any other options I should consider besides satellite internet etc? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks in advance. Christine >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> PDML@pdml.net >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
