Topic: Internet Hell

[chorleydave]

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.

 

[Michelle]

Today has been awful dave, see my thread IE's giving me the hump

should have got it first to post it but there, didn't    

[chorleydave]

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.  

[Clive]

Last week, I took an internet sabbatical.  

Now that's will power for you!!  

[Adept]

ChorleyDave!

How did you manage to do something like that?

If I go more than 20 minutes without touching a PC I get the shakes (or is that wine )

[Michelle]

Me too adept but then I did think it was the wine  

[Simon]

It's frightening isn't it, just how addictive it is.  The Web, I mean as well as the wine!

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!).

[TR]

Dave.. yep my 56k has been on a go slow, but seeing your thread has cheered me up no end  , I was blaming my ISP.

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


Hookstar

[Michelle]

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!  

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

[TR]

Which ISP are you with Michelle

[Michelle]

ntl hook  >