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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / August 2006Moving to DSL
Am switching to DSL and hope I can stay in this newsgroup. Verizon says it has "some" newsgroups but I did pick this group out of over 1,000. I've loved being in this group. Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > Am switching to DSL and hope I can stay in this newsgroup. Verizon says it > has "some" newsgroups but I did pick this group out of over 1,000. > > I've loved being in this group. i've been on verizon dsl, they do carry this group in their repretoire seeing that this group is a true usenet group and not a google group i think verizon news server is news.verizon.net and you would of course use your same username and password with their news servers. when I first got adelphia, it was fast when it was working, but adelphia (cable) was a choppy experience. frustrating i switched to verizon dsl.. it never went out.. and was extremely fast adelphia sent me an offer I couldnt refuse, i switched back to adelphia now Adelphia is always on. however! I really like verizon too verizon is laying fiber optics in my area soon, "internet at the speed of light" at that time, I will be able to transport myself to and fro and up and down in the earth wweeeeeeeeeeee Thanks for the info. Well, hooking up is not as easy as I thought. I didn't have an "Ethernet". Verizon on-line tech support is useless. They sent me to Radio Shack where I was sold an incorrect part. I returned it and went to Best Buys where was sold the correct part but when I got it home I realized it was for the wrong computer. Returned it and got the correct item. It's actually a card which has to be installed inside my computer. I don't go inside computers but have the Geek Squad lined up. They call today or tomorrow and make an appointment. I'm glad to learn I can continue in this newsgroup. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > but have the Geek Squad lined up. > They call today or tomorrow and make an appointment. > > I'm glad to learn I can continue in this newsgroup. mhmmm, these techies aint so techie sometimes, their biggest problem is, they don't listen. grrrrrr maybe you can use usb instead of ethernet you probably have a vacant usb port on your pc Barb maybe you could connect dsl modem to pc with usb cable then run the verizon cd could very well light you right up! "of course she looks busy! she's on the phone with verizon tech support" > > but have the Geek Squad lined up. > > They call today or tomorrow and make an appointment. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > "of course she looks busy! she's on the phone with verizon tech support" For the longest time USB has been problematic when it comes to network connections. Nothing beats a Cat 5 100-Base-T network connection over that familiar blue, yellow, white or other colored cable. > For the longest time USB has been problematic when it comes to network > connections. Nothing beats a Cat 5 100-Base-T network connection over > that familiar blue, yellow, white or other colored cable. true, but then again, it really could be as simple as plugging it in and popping the cd in. mine did very well.. with no problems, no flickers, no drops, etc... but another time in a previous life.. I had massive problems with dsl and usb (that was prior to the new 2.0? usb driver) > > For the longest time USB has been problematic when it comes to network > > connections. Nothing beats a Cat 5 100-Base-T network connection over [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > and usb > (that was prior to the new 2.0? usb driver) Yes, USB 2.0 seems to be much more stable than the older version. It has just taken a very long time to get widespread USB 2.0 adoption out there. No, I tried just using the usb with an attachment. Verizon's CD just wont go for it. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > No, I tried just using the usb with an attachment. Verizon's CD just wont > go for it. shoot! well.. it was a noble effort oh hell you just line it up and push it in shut the case and reboot I HAD TO SAY IT DON'T YELL AT ME <G> g.s. is worth it, yule also get a quick little lesson on insalling cards :) later > No, I tried just using the usb with an attachment. Verizon's CD just wont > go for it. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Of course I don't look busy, > I did it right the first time. I remember when I switched to Verizon. Already had an in-place network and router so I didn't have to use their CD. Just set the router PPPoE settings and was off and running. > but have the Geek Squad lined up. > They call today or tomorrow and make an appointment. > > I'm glad to learn I can continue in this newsgroup. mhmmm, these techies aint so techie sometimes, their biggest problem is, they don't listen. grrrrrr maybe you can use usb instead of ethernet you probably have a vacant usb port on your pc Barb maybe you could connect dsl modem to pc with usb cable then run the verizon cd could very well light you right up! "of course she looks busy! she's on the phone with verizon tech support" > Thanks for the info. Well, hooking up is not as easy as I thought. I > didn't have an "Ethernet". Verizon on-line tech support is useless. Can't you do cable Internet? When I moved to cable, Time Warner did everything for me. The guy came to the house and installed everything at no charge. AND you can call them any time and you get excellent help, even if it is just that your connection is slow, they get right on it and there is a guy at your house or outside climbing a pole and taking care of business! At $40 a month it was not only CHEAPER than paying for a phone line ($27) and a dialup account ($20) plus ten times faster. I went for DSL first and they just jerked me around for months before finally telling me I was too far away from the source to even have it. And I am in Raleigh, NC. If you can, ditch DSL and get cable, you will love it if your local company is as good as mine! I gave up cable because their service here was awful. I use Direct TV with the satellite on my roof. Their broadband costs hundreds of dollars. -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > Thanks for the info. Well, hooking up is not as easy as I thought. I > didn't have an "Ethernet". Verizon on-line tech support is useless. They [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Of course I don't look busy, > I did it right the first time. Barb, if I can give a bit of advice don't let Geek Squad near your computer. Makes no sense to pay over $100 to install a $15 part. Here are just a few links with text, pictures and helpful drawings: http://tech.yahoo.com/gd/installing-home-network-adapters/153481 http://www.inf.aber.ac.uk/stunet/FAQ/Install_NIC.asp http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/its/resnet/desktopcard.shtml If you're running Windows XP it should automatically install the correct driver for the card, if not the cards usually come with an install CD that you can insert and run. I see the difficult level on some of these pages listed as 4 out of 5. As an old pro, I'd consider is a .4 out of 5. The only truly hazardous area inside the computer is the power supply but that's well protected. And if you're really daring, check out http://www.instructables.com/ I've always thought there should be more food projects on instructables. Many geeks I meet can't cook to save their lives but a step by step pictorial on a geek specific site might be good for them. Thanks for the advice but like I said, I just don't go inside computers. I know installing this card is a fairly simple thing for a Geek to do. That's all he has to do and I'll do the rest. My computer has Windows '98 so I know one of these days soon I'll be replacing it but so far I get by just fine with it. I shop online, do my taxes with TurboTax and do on-line banking. It's worth a couple hundred bucks to let someone else do the job! -- Barb Of course I don't look busy, I did it right the first time. > Thanks for the advice but like I said, I just don't go inside > computers. I know installing this card is a fairly simple thing for a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Of course I don't look busy, > I did it right the first time. If it will really cost a couple hundred bucks you should consider whatever you spend on this install could be put toward the new computer you may "someday" buy and any computer you buy today will have the ethernet jack built in and ready to go. Andy
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