AT&T DSL woes...

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AstaLaVista

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I am/was a Bellsouth DSL (1.5 Mbit) customers and ever since the merge or buyout from AT&T, I have been noticing my speed dropping at night, well, yesterday I blew a fuse because I couldn't go faster than 688 kbps after resetting everything + 1 hour with the tech support so I made them send a technician.

He came today at 8:30 A.M., speeds test were in the 2200 kbps (sure nobody is using the internet at that time in my area) but, what gets to me is the answer to my problems... My and my neighbors flood lights are drawing power from my fiber optic speeds! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Does this makes any sense to any of you? if so, can you give me a crash course on the why?

My only solution here is to call Comcast and buy a bundle from them so, I am going from dumb to dumber because Comcast Customer Service is rated #2... 1 being the baddest of them all.
 

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    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
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    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
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    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
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    EVGA GTX260
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    Realtek High Def Onboard
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    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
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    1680 x 1050
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    WD Velociraptor 160GB Samsung Sata 750GB Maxtor External 160GB
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    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
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    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
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    Air Cooled... See CPU
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    Logitech G7
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    Logitech G15
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    Comcast 6MB Broadband
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    Linksys WRT54G router
AstaLaVista said:
what gets to me is the answer to my problems... My and my neighbors flood lights are drawing power from my fiber optic speeds! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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That doesn't make any sense at all why would lights draw power from you fiber optic speeds for.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Compaq Presario/SR5113WM
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 1.9Ghz
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N68-LA
    Memory
    PNY Optima Memory DDR2 2GB 2x1 kit
    Graphics card(s)
    PNY Nvidia 8400 GS 256MB
    Sound Card
    On board RealTek
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    Acer X163W LCD
    Screen Resolution
    1366x768
    Hard Drives
    Western Digital 160 GB SATA 3G (3.0Gb/sec) 7200 rpm Western Digital 160 GB IDE
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    Dynex 400w
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    Nothin Special
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    Stock
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    Wireless Logitech LX7
    Keyboard
    Standard 102 key with volume and sleep buttons
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    Comcrap 10mb cable
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    Insignia 2.1 speakers, wireless Xbox 360 controller w/plug n play charger, Belkin wireless G + mimo usb network adapter.
mansrm81 said:
AstaLaVista said:
what gets to me is the answer to my problems... My and my neighbors flood lights are drawing power from my fiber optic speeds! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
Click to expand...

That doesn't make any sense at all why would lights draw power from you fiber optic speeds for.
Click to expand...

That is precisely what I told the technician but he insisted on that being the problem. :eek:

Verizon doesn't come to my neighborhood yet so, it looks like I am either SOL or comcast is the lesser of two evils. :mad:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB Samsung Sata 750GB Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
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