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    Windows 7 need way to get rid of "connectivity" thing....

    I have HP CQ56 laptop, with 64bit windows 7. Sometimes, when there is no web page, I have a device which pops up telling me I need ways to connect (CDMA, broadband, mobile, etc). This thing won't let me use the browsers (I use IE, GOOGLE, and CHROME). Tells me I have to into tools and...
  2. Windows 7 new hp bsod

    Hi it has been a very long time since i have upgraded my computer, so i finally updated. H P amd athlonII 650 quad core 8gb 1tb all i did was install a belkin usb adapter to use with a verizon mobile broadband modem/hotspo tafter i had it going for two hours it bsod'ed on me all i can see is...
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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
  5. 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...
  6. [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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  11. 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...
  12. Stop The Broadband Con

    I am rather interested in this ploy by Virgin . The fury of other ISP'S is not really surprising :) You should be getting what you pay for. Whether it’s a full pint in the pub, forty miles to the gallon or your broadband speeds. But millions of internet users are being short changed every day...
  13. Moving it up a few notches !

    I am about to get 50 MB broadband courtesy of Virgin Media . I have up to now been with BT . The upto speeds are a bit tiresome after a while . I should have 20MB but in actuality using a copper wire that drops off to around 8MB . Time to move it up a good few notches ! I intend to this...
  14. 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...
  16. 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...