Hi, I have a very strange and extremely frustrating problem (I am litterally fuming as I write this because I am so fed up with how **** my internet is!).
When I first turn on my PC and start using the internet, everything is fine, all sites load fast, 1080P video loads fast on YouTube, and speedtest.net shows that I am getting 18 - 19Mb/s of my 20Mb/s broadband.
But then the network randomly just stops, I still have a 5 bar connection, or a successful connection (depending on whether I am using wired or wireless) but pages just wont load, even if I restart the browser, messages wont go through in IM clients etc.
If I unplug the wireless network adapter or ethernet cable and then plug it back in again straight away, the network speed is fine again for a little while, and then does the same thing again.
This has been happening more and more recently. I have used two different wireless adapters and a wired connection on two different machines, the same thing happens every time.
I have no idea what is going on. Virgin Media are shockingly terrible, and I hate them sure, but this can't be the actual connection can it? Given the nature of what happens. I thought it might be because I have exceeded my download limit, but it is unlimited. Please help me, I am at that stage where I just want to punch the crap out of something.
*edit* it has got to the point now where I have to re-plug the adapter about once every 10 seconds... ¬_¬
When I first turn on my PC and start using the internet, everything is fine, all sites load fast, 1080P video loads fast on YouTube, and speedtest.net shows that I am getting 18 - 19Mb/s of my 20Mb/s broadband.
But then the network randomly just stops, I still have a 5 bar connection, or a successful connection (depending on whether I am using wired or wireless) but pages just wont load, even if I restart the browser, messages wont go through in IM clients etc.
If I unplug the wireless network adapter or ethernet cable and then plug it back in again straight away, the network speed is fine again for a little while, and then does the same thing again.
This has been happening more and more recently. I have used two different wireless adapters and a wired connection on two different machines, the same thing happens every time.
I have no idea what is going on. Virgin Media are shockingly terrible, and I hate them sure, but this can't be the actual connection can it? Given the nature of what happens. I thought it might be because I have exceeded my download limit, but it is unlimited. Please help me, I am at that stage where I just want to punch the crap out of something.
*edit* it has got to the point now where I have to re-plug the adapter about once every 10 seconds... ¬_¬
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