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DirectTV vs Comcast?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by paulnhbtx, Jan 13, 2013.

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  1. VanityHalfBlack

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    I'm still stuck with Uverse internet at the moment.
     
  2. Refman

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    In League City, we use Verizon Fios internet and have DirecTV. Verizon's internet is faster and more reliable than what we had with Comcast.
     
  3. CJLarson

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    I didn't want to start a new thread, so I'll just ask here.

    We have Comcast internet. Recently, it would start going off at random times. To get it to work again, I would have to press the little reset button on the back of the router. I started noticing a trend though. Whenever I would start watching a video, no matter where it was, it would go out. And today, as I'm going through CF, it even does it due to a gif.

    I'm suspicious that this is happening because I used to download some torrents, but I'm not 100%. Does anyone have a solution to this? I thought of IP blockers, but I'm not very familiar with that. With school back up, I've got some online lectures I need not worry about streaming. (Yes, stop downloading torrents. I have already.)

    Rep to anyone that can help.
     
  4. Scionxa

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    Do you have a modem and a router? Or one device ?

    Sounds like it could be your router.

    Plug in directly to the modem (power cycle modem) and see how stable your connection is
     
  5. jev5555

    jev5555 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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    Directv. Wanted a better product. Cleaner picture, an easy to use/look at Guide. I switched because of the guide really. They were still using a 1990s pixelated guide when I switched. Wanted something more suited for HDTV.

    The downside is, weather.
     
  6. CJLarson

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    It's all in one.

    And nah, this occurs only specifically with my laptop, so I don't think that would solve it.
     

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