Internet Service Providers

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...