What to look out for with Verizon DSL Internet service
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Verizon DSL service is a good way to get on the Internet for your home or office. It is also a cost efficient way to ensure the speed you pay for is actually the speed you get. This is in contrast to Time Warner’s Internet Service where your paid service is shared with your building’s users. So, you might not be getting the speed you paid for.
Enough about speed. The biggest thing to watch out for with Verizon DSL, or for Time
Warner’s Cable, is the activation date. We get a lot of people asking our computer Internet technicians to come out to set up their computers for the Internet; however the Internet service is not activated yet. Typically, the Internet companies ship out kits, including the modem, filters, cables, and sometimes routers. Just because you receive the kit, it doesn’t mean your service will automatically work.
You’ll need to confirm with Verizon or TimeWarner that your service has been activated or else the modem will not pick up the Internet signal. This is similar to the phone service where you need to make sure the phone service is activated or plugging your phone into the phone jack will not help at all. This may seem obvious to make sure the service is activated, but the date you get is typically delayed. So, the next time your Internet service is about to be set up by an Internet setup tech, make sure your Internet service is really activated.
friends or officemates get on your wireless router, but you cannot? You have a few options that will get you back on the Internet wirelessly.
years old, chances are your internal wireless card is still on the slower 11 mb of speed. Today, we are on 54 mb of speed, which is approximately 5x faster. So, if your laptop is still on 11 mb, then your connection to the Internet can seem slower than modern laptops. Also, your
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Your wireless issue may be an easier fix than you think. Many wireless issue pertain to
But, what if your wireless fix was right under your nose…literally? There is a keyboard combination, such as Fn and F2 that will enable your wireless connection. Sometimes, it is not easy, but possible where these keys are pressed by mistake which will turn off your wireless connection. The combination to press is to first hold the Fn key at the bottom-left of your keyboard and then press one of the F keys at the top of your keyboard that has the wireless signal button on it. This will also enable your wireless signal. Other than these keys, you can also make sure that your wireless on/off switch is switched on. That little button could have easily been turned off as well by mistake. These two wireless switches could be a big nuisance if you don’t know where to look.
Choosing an Internet provider in New York City could be a daunting task. There are so many options out there. We’re here to break it down in simple terms.
For residential users, you have the big boys,
TimeWarner Cable automatically assumes you’d like to lease your cable modem with them. You don’t have to. There is no law that says you have to lease their modem. 


