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Post by The Doctor on Apr 18, 2018 11:33:20 GMT
They all have number and letter combinations that make no sense so ordered one at random that had good reviews.
-Ralph
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 18, 2018 17:08:16 GMT
I only got round to requesting a wireless router from my broadband provider a couple of months ago - the previous one, which I had for about ten years, had to be connected to the laptop by a cable, which I guess sounds positively prehistoric to you young'uns of the mobile telephony generation. You could try connecting your laptop to your wireless router by cable if the positioning allowed, at least as a temporary measure while you get the wireless aspect sorted.
Martin
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 18, 2018 17:26:02 GMT
An ethernet cable between Laptop and Router remains the most reliable method of connecting a computer to the internet, removing the possibility of other devices interfering.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 18, 2018 17:26:57 GMT
You could try connecting your laptop to your wireless router by cable if the positioning allowed, at least as a temporary measure while you get the wireless aspect sorted. Martin I see to recall we suggested this upthread! tmukhub.proboards.com/post/294135/thread |
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 18, 2018 21:11:30 GMT
Laptop now not connecting to wifi at all (phone can with no issues). New hub and a wifi dongle due tomorrow. Hopefully they fix the problem or it's time to start saving up for a new laptop.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 19, 2018 22:18:50 GMT
Wifi dongle attached. I can now get a wifi signal again though the speed is slower than before and pages take longer to load. Home hub arrives tomorrow.
Looks like it's the onboard wifi thingy on the laptop that is fooked (not long after a screen cable failed) keeping up the grand tradition of every Burns owned laptop without exception developing problems after 18 months. Every time!
Found ethernet cable though not ideal as that involves being stuck beside the phone socket in the coldest part of the Burns Cave and I am not good with cold!
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 19, 2018 22:34:13 GMT
You can buy longer ethernet cables. Much longer.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 19, 2018 22:35:18 GMT
Where can these be obtained from?
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 19, 2018 22:36:47 GMT
Any computer shop will have them in.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 19, 2018 22:44:32 GMT
I actively hate computer shops. They can always tell I have no idea about computers and try to fob me off with things that I don't understand. This is why I order computers online.
Can I get the long ethernet cable online anywhere? And somewhere that doesn't deliver by courier?
The speed slow-down on dongle is driving me up the wall.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 19, 2018 22:46:04 GMT
I actively hate computer shops. They can always tell I have no idea about computers and try to fob me off with things that I don't understand. This is why I order computers online. Can I get the long ethernet cable online anywhere? And somewhere that doesn't deliver by courier? The speed slow-down on dongle is driving me up the wall. -Ralph Would you like some assistance in purchasing it, I can pop through on Saturday. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 19, 2018 22:47:18 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 19, 2018 22:55:31 GMT
I need 10.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 19, 2018 23:29:22 GMT
A 10m cable should be no bother off eBay.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 19, 2018 23:33:12 GMT
Andu is sorting me out with his 10 metres.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 19, 2018 23:42:04 GMT
Andu is sorting me out with his 10 metres. -Ralph my blue 10 metres... |
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Apr 20, 2018 9:02:05 GMT
I only hope the connector is a more healthy colour.
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 20, 2018 20:02:24 GMT
New Hub does not work. Phone could not connect to it and when trying to use it on laptop big BT sign-up screens would over-ride sites and try to download something which failed every time. Went back to old Hub which at least works when plugged in to laptop with ethernet cable. New Hub was even missing the cable to plug into the phone socket!!!
I got the new Hub to work a few times before bt spamware appeared everywhere and it was noticeably slower on the 'net than the 9 year old outdated Hub 2!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 21, 2018 23:13:50 GMT
Cable secured.
Will sort you out later today.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 24, 2018 12:18:32 GMT
Thanks to Andu, when the wifi dongle is showing personality, the magic blue cable restores full powah!
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 30, 2019 16:53:30 GMT
I now have MAGIC POWER to make the TV connect to wifi!!!
-Ralph
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 30, 2019 17:01:01 GMT
Does that mean you've been watching Netflix on a laptop all this time?
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 30, 2019 17:02:17 GMT
Thanks to Andu, when the wifi dongle is showing personality, the magic blue cable restores full powah! -Ralph Hang on. Is 'personality' a word for something in the swear filter? -Ralph |
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 30, 2019 17:02:50 GMT
Does that mean you've been watching Netflix on a laptop all this time? Since I got it in late 2016, yes. -Ralph |
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Post by Pinwig on Dec 30, 2019 17:28:20 GMT
!!!
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 30, 2019 19:25:45 GMT
It's a big laptop and I've only had a TV since late August 2019.
-Ralph
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 3, 2020 15:31:46 GMT
The Roku is nice and all but sometimes the sound cuts out (sometimes for several seconds) when viewing Netflix or Amazon Prime. This never happens when using BBC Iplayer so I am baffled as to why!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Feb 3, 2020 21:55:19 GMT
It is unlikely to be anything you are doing. More likely something with the Roku software.
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Post by The Doctor on Feb 3, 2020 22:08:48 GMT
Hmmm. Tried watching Prime and Netflix this evening but the sound kept cutting out so often that so I just switched it off. I can see myself going back to the laptop if this keeps up.
-Ralph
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Post by Philip Ayres on Feb 3, 2020 22:25:13 GMT
Have you reset your interweb since the problem started?
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