http://tidbits.com/ It’s easy to blame Internet performance problems on incorrect settings or a corrupted operating system installation, but sometimes the problem really is related to hardware. And even hardware doesn’t always fail in an “it works or it doesn’t” fashion — it’s possible for an older cable modem to just get worse over time without failing entirely. en-us Copyright 2012 TidBITS Publishing Inc. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EDT Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00:00 EDT editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) http://tidbits.com/images/tb_logo_152x55.png http://tidbits.com/ 55 152 TidBITS badge http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15487 Mon, 27 Aug 2012 15:57:21 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15487 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15470 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:07:54 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15470 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15469 Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:38:51 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15469 So those that gained speed from 2 to 3 did so because of the service their provider offers that works with 3. Dumb luck.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15435 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:12:55 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15435
Someone told me long ago that most problems with semiconductors aren't sudden complete failure but slow creep out of spec -- the "semi" part drifting toward either the "conductor" end or the dead rock end of the scale, where all the various parts are specified to have their "semiconductor" behavior change in a known narrow range.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15432 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:02:58 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15432 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15431 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 10:02:16 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15431 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15430 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:53:07 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15430 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15428 Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:22:59 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15428 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15423 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:41:40 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15423 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15422 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:39:23 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15422 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15421 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 22:02:02 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15421 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15419 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 20:20:24 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15419 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15417 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:46:32 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15417 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15416 Mon, 20 Aug 2012 14:41:02 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15416
If he doesn't, some cable co's will charge you for the visit and/or you can develop a reputation for crying wolf with them.]]> http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15412 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 23:51:33 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15412 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15406 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 21:04:42 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15406 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15404 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 20:44:58 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15404 http://db.tidbits.com/article/13209?rss#comments_15403 Sun, 19 Aug 2012 18:59:07 EDT http://tidbits.com/article/13209#comments_15403