The Official Computer Tech Support Thread

Ol’ Qwerty Bastard · 03-14-2018, 05:10 PM

and just like that we’re in

thanks for the help plank, this has been an unbelievable pain in the ass considering the age of this computer but i’m just happy it was figured out

Plankton · 03-14-2018, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ol’ Qwerty Bastard

and just like that we’re in

thanks for the help plank, this has been an unbelievable pain in the ass considering the age of this computer but i’m just happy it was figured out

No problem. Glad it got sorted.

Chula Vista · 03-16-2018, 09:59 AM

Before moving up here I switched to Verizon cause they have the best coverage in the area. I've been consistently getting 5 bars of 4G LTE coverage which is awesome.

Streaming movies on the phone is great - no buffering.

I set the phone up as a mobile hotspot so I can get internet on my laptop. The phone is less than 2 feet from the PC, yet the internet is often sluggish and trying to stream a movie is painful.

According to the laptops settings it's getting a really strong signal from the phone.

Any ideas?

~~Cuthbert~~ · 03-16-2018, 10:12 AM

Try different browser, disabled any VPN, restart laptop, try connecting to another hotspot to see if it's the 4G or the laptop.

My guess would be your laptop is the problem not the 4G.

Chula Vista · 03-16-2018, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Man like Monkey

Try different browser, disabled any VPN, restart laptop, try connecting to another hotspot to see if it's the 4G or the laptop.

My guess would be your laptop is the problem not the 4G.

Ya, the phone is running golden by itself.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 03-16-2018, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Ya, the phone is running golden by itself.

You got anything running that could be slowing the laptop down?

Is it a decent laptop?

Plankton · 03-16-2018, 10:41 AM

Try tethering via USB instead of wireless. It's usually a bit faster since it's a direct connection.

The Batlord · 03-16-2018, 10:41 AM

Have you tried turning it on and off?

Plankton · 03-16-2018, 10:45 AM

Have you removed all of your jewellery?

Chula Vista · 04-02-2018, 09:42 PM

Maybe some of you younger punks can help me out.

There's no cable or internet where I'm staying. My Verizon 4G LTE phone is getting 3 bars and working great. I have a booster for it that I need to install that'll make the signal even better.

But using it as a mobile hotspot so I can get internet on my computer sucks. The laptop is running like ****, especially with videos, pictures, anything with lots of graphics. Even trying to do work off of our cloud is excruciating.

What's my best option for improving the internet on my PC? Satellite? I'm reading mixed reviews about that. I need a gadget that'll get me good streaming speeds both in and out.

03-16-2018, 09:59 AM	#1913 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Question for the tech savy Before moving up here I switched to Verizon cause they have the best coverage in the area. I've been consistently getting 5 bars of 4G LTE coverage which is awesome. Streaming movies on the phone is great - no buffering. I set the phone up as a mobile hotspot so I can get internet on my laptop. The phone is less than 2 feet from the PC, yet the internet is often sluggish and trying to stream a movie is painful. According to the laptops settings it's getting a really strong signal from the phone. Any ideas? __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	Try tethering via USB instead of wireless. It's usually a bit faster since it's a direct connection. __________________ See location...

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Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	Have you removed all of your jewellery? __________________ See location...

04-02-2018, 09:42 PM	#1920 (permalink)
Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	Need Tech Help Badly Maybe some of you younger punks can help me out. There's no cable or internet where I'm staying. My Verizon 4G LTE phone is getting 3 bars and working great. I have a booster for it that I need to install that'll make the signal even better. But using it as a mobile hotspot so I can get internet on my computer sucks. The laptop is running like ****, especially with videos, pictures, anything with lots of graphics. Even trying to do work off of our cloud is excruciating. What's my best option for improving the internet on my PC? Satellite? I'm reading mixed reviews about that. I need a gadget that'll get me good streaming speeds both in and out. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

03-16-2018, 10:12 AM	#1914 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Try different browser, disabled any VPN, restart laptop, try connecting to another hotspot to see if it's the 4G or the laptop. My guess would be your laptop is the problem not the 4G.