Posts Tagged ‘cable’
Na-na-na na, na-na-na na, hey heyyyyy, goodbye cable modem
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Misc., Rants
I’ve mentioned before the issues I was having with my cable internet service. Well, now that I’m no longer an unemployed guy with too much free time, and I’m now officially a telecommuter (there are surprising similarities, except now I’m paid, so that’s nice), my internet connection is very important. And my Time [...]
How old is this modem, anyway?
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Gadgets, Misc.
I’ve already chronicled my recent cable internet problems, but some good did come out of the whole situation. I learned that Motorola SurfBoard cable modems have a diagnostic page built in that you can access by visiting http://192.168.100.1 – it even works when your computer is behind a router! If you’re experiencing problems [...]
Held hostage by cable
Posted by RandomRage | Filed under Misc., Rants
My cable internet service went out for about half of last week, which served to remind me how important Internet access really is, and how little choice I have in my area. In the last eight years, I’ve had uninterrupted cable internet service, but thanks to mergers and market trade-offs, I’ve changed cable companies [...]