Internet Service Providers

Hello, this is the first time I'm posting on this forum and I don't know if I'm in the right place for this thread. So, I just wanna ask something that already happened long time ago but I'm still didn't figured it out until now. Ok,im using prepaid sim card.whenever my data is empty,im still...

If you buy a factory unlocked blackberry can you use it with metro pcs with no problems. I've never brought a factory unlocked phone before so not really sure how this works. An would it be own metro tower's or tmobile tower's. Thank you

When travelling abroad you might encounter yourself with a rainy day or just random boredom. Also, your favorite series will continue to upload chapters and if you are not on time watching it, you might have to face spoilers in social media and be very angry at them. In order to avoid that you...

ISP provides in excess of 250mbps of speed few other laptops when hardwired directly with modem do show 230Plus but my asus (K501U) wont budge over 150....

Right so let me get this clear: 1. I have a phone locked to Vodafone network 2. I want to unlock it so i can use my ID Mobile sim, when i put it in it asks for a code 3. I have entered it wrong 3 times and it now says "SIM network PIN blocked. Enter SIM network PUK" 4. I have contacted Vodafone...

I have a Virgin Media Hub 3.0 (not out of choice) provided by my ISP giving me a stable 100+Mbps download speed even at peak times. In total there are 4 of us in the house. We each have various devices (laptops, consoles, internet enabled TV sticks,etc) My dilemma: We have a 3 story house. The...

hi everyone, I was wondering if there is a way to hide my apps internet usage from my ISP within another app. the reason I need this is my ISP allows only connection to a social networking sites (Facebook, whatsapp, Instagram... ) anything other than that will fail to connect (like normal VPNs...

Hey there, I have been trying to solve my issue with slow Wifi speeds to my laptop. I bought a brand new ASUS ROG Strix Hero Edition. Specs: i7-8750H 16 GB RAM 128 SSD GTX 1050 Ti 4GB I've had the laptop for about a week and my internet modem supports up to 1GB/s but my speed is constantly...

I would like to automatically monitor my ISP internet speed & dropping frquency - ideally for a week or so - just leave my PC on, with software monitoring & collating the info in background. Is there an idiot proof bit of freeware. My ISP promises 76 Mbps (using ookla, I rarely get 50 Mbps) &...

Or for old versions the FBI/any intelligence agency already knows algorithm of how the program "jumps" to different locations so they get your IP easily. Or is it still not worth it for the FBI/CIA to investigate since ISP IPs are dynamic and internal IPs change and you could just keep all...

Hi all, Was going to Ping of death (CMD DoS) a friend of mines pc as a joke, but was googling it for s while and read my ISP can file a lawsuit/Fine if I am caught doing this. Now as far as messing with my friend, no need for any fear of legal retribution from him as he is well an actual hacker...

I like to play games online with gameranger. The problem is that I get this nasty message : Port forwarding at my local machine does not seem to work. It seems I will have to contact ISP which is a pain. I found that using `HideAllIp` I no longer get this message and I am able to connect...

I have been thinking of it for a while now Doesn't literally all my data have to go through them to get anywhere on the internet? I understand that they can not know what my data is (about) but they know that I sent it and that it is going to a VPN Right? Please correct me If I am wrong Thanks...

So recently I bought a Dell laptop. Everything seemed perfect until I added music from my iTunes, and after that it wouldn’t stay connected to the WiFi. I exchanged it for the same model and had the same issue, so I figured it must be something wrong with the laptop. Now on my third attempt I...

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My vdf 100 cellphone flashers and flickers I can hardly type or read onscreen things. What can I do, keeps showing flahes of a white screen.

I tried port forwarding many times but none of it was successful So i ended up calling my isp and he told me that i'd need to pay a huge sum/month just to have a static ip why do i unnecessarily need to pay for a static ip? The isp is giving me a direct ethernet connection ie just router and no...

Sometimes you may find it hard to play or stream media content you have downloaded from the Apple iTunes service or experience constant buffering during an episode of your favorite show on Netflix or Hulu. This persistent buffering or streaming is enough to drain any thrill or excitement you had...

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Is it legal for my internet service provider or (isp) for short to ban me from their services, because some modders/booters on a video game decides to DDos me? Because last time i called them and told them what happened they said they will ban me from their service if i get DDOS'D again.. which...

So long story short, a random power outage in the neighborhood happened for a minute and when power went back on, the internet was down and out (very unsurprising since this isn't the first time this exact thing has happened). Here is the problem: The ISP company told me they were aware of an...

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When people switch thier cellular connection to a home or public Wi-Fi connection to save on data usage, does the ISP that provides the Wi-Fi service know the cell phone numbers to thier smartphone devices when connected? What do the ISP's know about the smartphone devices that connect to them...

Can any ISP see peoples mobile numbers/cell phone numbers to thier smart phone devices when they connect to them over wi-fi? Like when people want to save data usage by switching thier smart phones' cellular service to the wi-fi service in thier homes or the wi-fi at a friends place etc...

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I need help. I a not very tech savvy though I am doing my best to learn. Evidently I have a "wanna cry" invasion on my Acer aspire 2014. I have rarely used the laptop.I have been ill and generally use a smartphone. I have att as my isp.. Att gave me a modem/Router combo. Motorola nvg510. I...

I am not technically up to speed so please forgive me if I am asking for info that has been delivered before. My question is simple: I have an old anlogue TV that is still working. It has composite and S-video inputs. I am wondering if there is a set-top box (like one from Roku, I believe)...

According to what I have found on Google,the ip address is an address that is assigned to you when you go online.But does my laptop has an IP address even if I don't go online ? And does it have to do with the laptop serial number?

i woild like to buy a gaming laptop with a decent price and good performance and quality so i was wondering if i have an i7-7500u with a decent gpu like the 950m will i still be able to game without an hq cpu

I leave the Google Drive upload accidentaly all my files and it uploaded 80 thousand of files. So, I tryied delete all files in Drive, but is impossible. Because the "Empity Trash" function erase only the files in the screen (+/- 100 files), so, will be necessary "empity trash" more some...

Have seen my friends using Popcorn Time on their androids which can technically stream torrents for them, I am looking forward to use Popcorn time on my iPhone, can anyone guide me how should i set a VPN with it cause my ISP doesn't allow torrents I believe. Any other Streaming suggestion is...

I'm hoping this is the right sub-forum for this question. I usually use TH forums for computer related questions, but I find myself having trouble with something I previously though was very simple. I'm essentially trying to get cable on a TV for the first time. So far in my life, I've either...

My ISP/TV provider won't enable the external SATA feature on my DVR. Is their a way to do it myself? I don't think the provider has the know how or software to enable this feature! When you plug in a eSATA the TV screen says that it has to be authorized/enabled by the provider. Their comment...

My potential clients who are mostly from lower Manhattan can only send their needs via email and seconds count in my reply. I live in Northern Kentucky. I don’t know if this is possible but I need to figure out a way to receive these emails as quickly as possible – ideally, less than a second...

Having some desktop issues (slow downloads, lost info, missing HHD), I ran 'MemTest86' to check my RAM and I discovered that there were multiple boot options available on the UEFI boot screen, options that I had never seen before. In addition to my usual options allowing me to boot from my...

Just yesterday I got an email from my ISP regarding a botnet being placed on my network via my static IP. The router and modem have also been used to gain access to my network and my CCTV cameras were to be the victims. I've been locked out of my CCTV control center (DVR) but I still have access...

Can somebody try to explain this to me is it a loop hole? you tell me I have just discovered something by accident and I want to utilise it to the fullest, Remember that particular time when you are busy surfing the internet opening several tabs on your browser trying to access different sites...

I clicked on a link I clearly shouldn't have and a popup immediately came up saying something alone the lines of having a trojan and needing to call my ISP immediately. I closed Chrome and am currently running a full scan with Microsoft Security Essentials, but I hear MSE is really bad. #1...

Hi, my friend has a MXQ Pro box with Kodi, was working fine. Then it stopped working, everything else was still going but when she went to watch a movie, Kodi was 'working' then nothing, just didn't load any streams to select on any movie, even some she had watched previously. She gets to select...

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I am using a broadband internet connection which gives 100GB of data in a month.My ISP is not providing the facility to check how much data is used by me.Is there any software to monitor my data usage and to set 100GB limit in a month like the facilities in android phones ?

How to hide my browsing history from ISP?Whats the easy way?

hello im trying to make my pc a firewall i already have the software but i have a small question correct me if im wrong i will need a network card adapter, the internet cable that coming from my isp will be inserted in my first network slot in the card and the second slot in the card i will...

I have an Intel Stick PC with an internal WiFi (Realtek RTL8723BS) that worked fine in Win8.1 but does not work after upgrading to WIn10. The version of Win10 on it is 1607, build 14393.447. I have an ISP provided WiFi router (with VoIP) which I have to use. I tried a second router and the...

I just started using speedify pro edition. Since it is pro it has unlimited threshold of data. I am confused as to why they offer to throttle your daily and monthly data if it is unlimited. Is it somehow going to cost me money through my ISP or speedify if I do not throttle it?

Can ISP give my phone number

Hello Everyone, I have an issue that has plagued our family since the day we moved into this house. Last night, while attempting to live stream for the first time, I was completely embarrassed when my WIFI dropped after 40 minutes and my friend and I chatted away like idiots while all my...

I have seen these entries in my modem log, should I be concerned about many entries like the one below: Add port mapping to 61463 to my isp address?

Let me explain what I would exactly wish to achieve by this. I would like, for example, to install Wifi Hotspot program on one laptop. That laptop is connected to Wifi, plain way. But now I want to connect, for example, mobile phone to Wifi, but to avoid / prevent ISP to be able to see that...

I've been facing a problem recently, involving Norton Security Suite. I recently uninstalled Norton Security Suite, which was provided by my ISP Xfinity. A few days later, i found an icon called Norton Security Suite on my desktop, and a few seconds after that, I received a pop-up. This pop-up...

I know about task scheduling but I'm trying to get a torrent to run during my ISP's off hours (where I have 50 GB's of bandwidth vs 15) with a VPN running. I know I can set task scheduler to run a program only if ExpressVPN (my VPN) is connected but how do I get it to start ExpressVPN and...

On my previous computer, I used a bandwidth monitoring program called Networx. However, that computer developed a crippling problem (the main hard drive locking up at random, unpredictable intervals). I had the computer tested, and the problem coudn't be identified, except that the hard drive...

For the last month, my laptop has randomly been disconnecting from my WiFi, and I'm not sure why. I maybe watching a video and then it randomly just disconnects. Every other device in my home is perfectly fine though, e.g. my phone is fine. The only I can resolve it now, is to put my laptop to...

Hi, I have a phone service from my ISP and thought if I could switch to google voip since it's free. Currently, with my ISP's service I cannot call somewhere else other than in Canada unless I pay the extra. I saw this thing called obitalk and thought I could use it to. Thanks.

What is a recommended 40" non 4K, standard HDTV, ISP LED, with best viewing angles? Are any brands that are avail in the US using ISP other than LG? This is only for viewing cable TV and Smart Apps (no gaming). Less important but a real plus is I want quick access to changing preset picture...

very poor wifi speed. i know it isn't the isp because other computers on the network are getting 10 MPS. I'm wondering if one of drivers has crapped out?

I got this message twice now from my ISP: Cox has identified that one or more of the computers in your home may be infected with the Alureon / TDSS Virus. It's a legit email but I'm wondering how they think I have this virus? I use a VPN sometimes and I'm thinking that it's what they might see...

I have been having connection issues with my Toshiba Laptop. My ISP said he thinks it is probably my WiFi adapter inside the laptop. I removed the cover, but could not find the chip on the motherboard. The system is still under warranty so I didn't remove the motherboard from the keyboard --...

http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-3221499/isp-torrent-throttling-slows-speed-mbps-kbps.html Please reply guys,awaiting for speedy solution