Electronics

[depglass]

I posted this last week and now I can't find it anywhere. Can a neighbor's Roku use up the DSL signal that about six of us share on our road? She says she gets stuff through Roku just fine even though she also has computer problems like the rest of us.

[I am still oxox]

Can you call your provider and explain the situation, maybe they can require her to get her own equipment or something of the sort

[mima]

I would like to know too. You each are paying though, right? You aren't talking about sharing wifi. I just want to make sure I'm understanding.

We are the last one on the line and we are paying for fast internet and ours isn't fast at all.

So I would like to know if it makes a difference if everyone on the line is using a lot, would that affect me.

Am I understaning right? If so, that's interesting. Never thought about why mine is slow. I've called them too.

[Lynnj]

When everyone in the area is using Internet at the same time, yes it will have impacts for all. Many see slowdown during high traffic Internet times. There is only so much bandwidth available to all at any one given time. That said, Roku is streaming video from the Internet to the TV, so this type of usage can come into play with overall area usage. Some suggest that changing channels on your router settings can help spread the "Internet wealth" better. This way not everyone is drawing Internet from the same channel,at the same time. As for your neighbor who is saying her computer is slow when on the Internet, but doesn't experience slow video reception while streaming to Roko, the computer slowness is caused probably by the computer. Either doesn't have the right specs for the type of things they are using computer for, or the computer is outdated and needs to buy newer technology, or the computer just needs a good maintenance cleaning to get rid of malware, caches, and cookies that are jaming everything up.

[Lynnj]

On 11/17/2014 mima said:

I would like to know too. You each are paying though, right? You aren't talking about sharing wifi. I just want to make sure I'm understanding.

We are the last one on the line and we are paying for fast internet and ours isn't fast at all.

So I would like to know if it makes a difference if everyone on the line is using a lot, would that affect me.

Am I understaning right? If so, that's interesting. Never thought about why mine is slow. I've called them too.

I can't say that being last in the line would be cause for slowness. But the more people using at the same time, on the same channel will make slow for all. I would start by checking your router to ensure it is working properly and able to give the speeds your Internet company is providing to you. Make sure you have it placed properly in your house for proper wireless reception (if you are using wireless). If the router works properly, and if on wireless the router is placed properly, then slowness can also be caused by the computer. Check your specs and make sure you are using something with current technology and includes specs that handle the workload you are asking from it. If not router or computer, then contact your internet provider amd tell them they are not giving you the service via speed of Internet that you are paying for.

[depglass]

I'll tell you what I did. I threw in the towel after years of frustration with the DSL and went to Hughes Net satellite. Its about $20.00 a month higher, I think, I'm still in the promo period, so I'm not exactly sure. Its been worth it, I've only lost the signal once and that was when the dish filled up during a snow storm. I was dropping constantly with the DSL and it was getting progressively worse. Our provider's tech service was farmed out when the company was sold and they were good techs, but nothing could help this distance problem from the cabinet on the road I was having. My neighbors still have problems and I am the satellite guinea pig for them.

[mima]

On 11/19/2014 depglass said:

I'll tell you what I did. I threw in the towel after years of frustration with the DSL and went to Hughes Net satellite. Its about $20.00 a month higher, I think, I'm still in the promo period, so I'm not exactly sure. Its been worth it, I've only lost the signal once and that was when the dish filled up during a snow storm. I was dropping constantly with the DSL and it was getting progressively worse. Our provider's tech service was farmed out when the company was sold and they were good techs, but nothing could help this distance problem from the cabinet on the road I was having. My neighbors still have problems and I am the satellite guinea pig for them.

When I called Hughes years ago, the internet usage was limited. Is it still limited?