Originally posted by Blacklabelglock
What is power cycling the modem ?? I have the 2 wire 800 gateway DSL modem. I also us Win XP. They have sent people out but can never say what the problem is. I get its a weak signal sorry .... I wish i could go cable but it is so much money in my area. It is really not to cost efficent. I just wish I could by some kind of signal boost or something like that. Someone told me to hook up a wireless unit becasue it always keeps the signal strong ??
Again, if they can't fix the problem, they are not upholding their end of the contract...
Cable generally isn't that much more than DSL, maybe 10-15 dollars, and it works(DSL generally does also) Personally, I think you're not being a big enough jerk when you call them, they'd fix this if you tell them fix it or else, especially since you've had them out there a few times.
A wireless unit will do nothing, because in order for it to work, you'd have to run your DSL connection(which is what you're losing), to a router, then your devices(PC, Laptop, whatever), would wirelessly connect to the router. If the router isn't getting a feed from the DSL service, then it can't send any thing to the rest of the network.
Only thing thats gonna fix this, is calling them and getting 10ft deep in a supervisors rear end...
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