The Official Computer Tech Support Thread

Plankton · 03-14-2018, 04:49 PM

I hope you get it working.

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

seems like every solution comes with a new group of problems
redownloading windows led to my computer shutting down mid download and getting stuck in a repair boot loop

found a solution to that through command prompts however and right at this moment im going through the windows 10 set up... not sure i’m home free yet but it’s looking promising.

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?

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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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~~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.