# Why does my internet suck?? **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 21, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359 "2007-10-21T20:06:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mindless](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mindless/32/7286_2.png) [@mindless](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mindless)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/1 "2007-10-21T20:06:24Z")
Ok guys I am kind of the suck when it come to computers so if you can help explain it to me like im a 5 year old. Right now i have verizon DSL and in the past few weeks ive been having this problem. The problem is that i go online and after say 15-30 mins i i start getting server cannot be loaded thing pop up. Now usually i can restart my modem and it will work for another 15 or so minutes. Now i have replaced the modem with the same one(stock that comes with dsl sign up) from my buddy who upgraded to fios. Have tried different cables and even tried switching to usb. Still the same problem, now i cant figure out if its something to do with my computer or is it verizon dsl sucking it up. Any input would be great guys thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![micah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/micah/32/7257_2.png) [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/2 "2007-10-21T20:07:50Z")
yo my ver DSL has been slow as well lately ---
**Author:** ![Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3bc359/32.png) [@Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jon)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/3 "2007-10-21T20:53:26Z")
They’ve been pissing me off lately.I’ve had a few problems… Instead of 3mbps down I was getting 1.5,it was like that for a few days and I called and ended up getting a asian woman who had no fucking clue what she was talking about…trying to get me to do remote assistance,take the speakeasy speed test and clear my cookies.I hung up on her because I was so frustrated and left for awhile,I came home and my speed was back to normal again.🙂 Lately,I’ve had a problem similar to what you’re experiencing…I boot up and after 2 minutes my shit stops sending/receiving and it lasts about 2 minutes and then everything is fine.:gotme: I’ve swapped DSL modems/NICS,different routers/ethernet cables and it does the same thing.I’ve even tried powering them down for hours. I’ve been thinking of switching to this company… [www.cavtel.com/buffalo](http://www.cavtel.com/buffalo) They’re $40 for Phone/Internet,compared to verizons $75 and they claim up to 15mbps. ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/4 "2007-10-21T21:01:12Z")
cavtel is a joke. Just do some research before you sign anything with them, its 90% negative reviews from my quick glancing. [http://www.dslreports.com/nsearch?q=cavtel](http://www.dslreports.com/nsearch?q=cavtel) They are DSL and i think they just rent from the local phone co, so if your far from verizon’s CO i don’t think this would be any better. ---
**Author:** ![Carbonfiberhooded](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carbonfiberhooded/32/7608_2.png) [@Carbonfiberhooded](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carbonfiberhooded)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/5 "2007-10-22T07:57:54Z")
You could try to run a dedicated line from your phone block to the modem. This way its not sharing a line and doesn’t have any of those cheap plastic duplexers in-line. Also make sure you have the filters covering all the regular lines still. Sometimes if the phone line is old, it doesn’t work so well. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 8:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/6 "2007-10-22T08:11:29Z")
$75 for DSL? ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/7 "2007-10-22T12:58:47Z")
eff that, its $50 for TW cable. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/8 "2007-10-22T13:13:46Z")
Earthlink offers freestanding “naked” dsl in verizon coverage areas. 14.95 for 3 months, then 39.99 after that. I’m not sure if verizon will give you naked dsl without a phone line. I have the 3.0MBPS verizon dsl, and its been a solid 2.4mbps down since day one, I’ve been happy with it. I run a skype phone on that and call it a day. ---
**Author:** ![Supraman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/supraman/32/7307_2.png) [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/9 "2007-10-22T13:16:49Z")
verizon will do dry loop dsl (no phone line) its 39 bucks a month. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/10 "2007-10-22T13:21:51Z")
You guys don’t understand this concept… No matter what DSL you order you’re using the same lines…if your line quailty sucks with verizon…Its not going to change with earthlink or anyone else. ---
**Author:** ![Supraman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/supraman/32/7307_2.png) [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/11 "2007-10-22T13:23:52Z")
[quote=“FormulaLS1,post:10,topic:37359"”] You guys don’t understand this concept… No matter what DSL you order you’re using the same lines…if your line quailty sucks with verizon…Its not going to change with earthlink or anyone else. [/quote] I dunno if you were talking to me or not… but I was just saying you no longer need to have phone service through verizon in order to get DSL from them… ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/12 "2007-10-22T13:25:13Z")
No I wasn’t people were just talking about switching DSL providers in this thread… Yes they have been doing dry loops for a while now… ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/13 "2007-10-22T14:25:54Z")
i have this same fuckin problem. ---
**Author:** ![jabbu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jabbu/32/7446_2.png) [@jabbu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jabbu)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/14 "2007-10-22T15:22:59Z")
![http://www.dslreports.com/im/38696290/1094.png](http://www.dslreports.com/im/38696290/1094.png) TW \> DSL If you buy the all the best package (phone, tv, internet) with TW you get bumped to 10/1 RR… ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/15 "2007-10-22T15:55:46Z")
[quote=“cky89,post:13,topic:37359"”] i have this same gay problem. [/quote] this sounds like a personal problem. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/16 "2007-10-22T15:55:53Z")
[quote=“FormulaLS1,post:10,topic:37359"”] You guys don’t understand this concept… No matter what DSL you order you’re using the same lines…if your line quailty sucks with verizon…Its not going to change with earthlink or anyone else. [/quote] yeah we get that part, the talk was about providers, and pricing plans. ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-does-my-internet-suck/37359/17 "2007-10-22T16:01:25Z")
[quote=“evolve,post:15,topic:37359"”] this sounds like a personal problem. [/quote] i just got owned. touche!