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    Windows 7 2nd Party Web Items Never Resolve

    I have an unusual situation where some items on particular web pages do not resolve. For instance on this site, Link Removed - Invalid URL, items for s7.addthis.com and connect.facebook.net never resolve if I use Firebug to monitor the network traffic. Some sites such as ticketmaster.com never...
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    Windows 7 Rename a device in device manager

    can any body help with this jist installed a mobile broad band dongel and in device manager the device ends with #2 the device was ok at first but when switched off computer the diver seemed to re-install leaving #2
  3. Shed a Tear: The Age of Broadband Caps Begins Monday

    Link Removed due to 404 Error Come Monday, AT&T will begin restricting more than 16 million broadband users based on the amount of data they use in a month. The No. 2 carrier’s entry into the broadband-cap club means that a majority of U.S. broadband users will now be subject to limits on how...
  4. [SEARCH] Google snubs city that named itself Google

    What more could a city do? In an effort to woo a Google high-speed internet project, the Kansas capital of Topeka last year changed its name to Google, Kansas, for a month. Like, actually changed it. By a Link Removed due to 404 Error. Apparently that wasn't enough. The search giant on...
  5. Windows 7 don't want other PC's visible

    Hello. I just got Windows 7 and already stomped into issues. I can see other PC's in the network. That's wouldn't be so bad if I didn't know they can see me too. I'm not sociopath or something but I prefer privacy. Now I think it's my ISP's fault. I'm connected to a LAN (local?) at all times and...
  6. Eh???

    "There’s no restrictions on Link Removed from April, unless you download over 300GB a month." Just had this drop in my email box from BT, and you know what, it's utter nonsense.... how is anything unlimited if theres a 300gb cap??
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    Windows 7 wireless win 7 hp

    i have a hp netbook from verizon wireless! windows 7 built in broadband card broadcom card lan card bluetooth im having my problem when i try to add a wifi device like my sons ipod or my droid? it asks for a wpa/wpa2 password and i never set one ! called verizon and they said they new...
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    Windows 7 cannot connect to wireless internet, help?

    my brother & i received new laptops for christmas, but we're both unable to connect to our wireless broadband on them. my brother's laptop is a toshiba, and when i was setting it up, i was prompted to enter my password for my wireless, so i did, but apparently, it was incorrect. once the rest...
  9. Google picks Santa Rosa's Sonic for high-profile project

    Google has selected local Internet provider Sonic.net as a partner for its high-profile project to deliver ultra-fast broadband services to a select few homes in the South Bay.Sonic.net will provide customer service and perform on-site installations for the fiber optic broadband network...
  10. Internet has a population of two billion

    Any room to move in here? The World Wide Wibble now has a population of nearly two billion people according to the report, from the International Telecommunication Union. The report says that we will see 2 billion Web dwellers by the end of this year a figure which means that the number of...
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    Windows 7 problem in connecting to Internet through LAN cable

    I have Dell Studio 14 with i5 processor with window 7 OS, realtek network adapters Whenever i tried to connect to internet(Airtel Broadband) through ethernet cable. It shows unidentified network no internet access, but when i use wireless connection it established. I have done all the...
  12. Your fears confirmed: "up to" broadband speeds are bogus

    Link Removed Broadband providers in the US have long hawked their wares in "up to" terms. You know—"up to" 10Mbps, where "up to" sits like a tiny pebble beside the huge font size of the raw number. In reality, no one gets these speeds. That's not news to the techno-literate, of course, but a...
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    Windows 7 startup PPPOE doesen't work

    Hello people. My problem is very very annoying. I use Windows 7 Ultimate, 32 bit. Everything is running fine. The problem is only with my PPPOE connection,in startup. Internet is working just great,but i wanted to connect to internet automatically,after restart or when i turn on my computer...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 ICS issues

    I had a working computer with Windows XP and was a heavy user of the ICS function. Windows XP's ICS worked like a dream while Windows 7's (and Vista also) ICS is downright terrible, either that or I did something wrong. I have a USB based internet connection (a 3G Wirelsss Mobile Broadband to...
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    Windows 7 annot get my broad band to work?

    Hey all I am new here and am not totally new to computers but struggle. I have an internet dongle that is a novatel brand, Ovation MC998D through Virgin Mobile. Yesterday before installing window 7 home premium 64 bit I was running Vista home premium 32 bit and the dongle worked fine and works...
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    Windows 7 URGENT: Need Help With Internet Router

    Hey guys, I have a Bigpond 2Wire modem running through a Belkin Wireless N Router and every month I go over my usage because someone must be getting in and using it all. its WPA encrypted password and I've changed it and someone is still getting in. I don't know what to do because now I am on...
  17. Scrap your Broadband - get a pigeon

    Pigeon is 'faster than broadband' An IT company in Durban, South Africa has discovered that a pigeon can carry data faster than broadband. Staff at Unlimited IT pitted an 11-month-old bird bearing a 4GB memory stick against the ADSL service from the country's biggest web provider, Telkom...
  18. Windows Vista What Is Your Broadband Speed Up To?

    Suppose you went to the supermarket to buy a pound of steak for dinner and when you got home you noticed that the package seemed very light. So you went back and complained to the manager, only to be told that the label says "up to 1 pound", and you're stuck with it. You'd be furious, of...
  19. Windows 7 after notebook mobile use cannot connect to internet

    When I come home and plug my notebook in my broadband internet from hybernation there is no internet connection. I have tried to reboot the internet modem but still there is no connection. I have tried to reboot my Netgear but no connection occurs. In this case I have to do a reboot. Only...
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    Windows 7 Unexpected shutdown problem

    I am running Windows 7 64 bit with a Dell 755 PC. If the PC is disconnected from broadband, and it is idle for several minutes, when I wake it up from sleep mode, the PC can shut down unexpectedly (then it is rebooted automatically). If the PC is connected to broadband, it does not have any...