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Offline GROWLER

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Dodgy connection
« on: February 12, 2009, 11:06:51 PM »
This bloody heap of electrical shite is playing up YET again. It's about 6 years old now and I'm wondering if it's finally and gradually throwing the towel in. rubschin:
If the phone rings, the 'puter invariably crashes, and it sometimes takes about 3 attempts to log on to aoHELl's homepage when I fire it up.

Sometimes everything loads up dead quick like, then all of a sudden it all slows down.
What's that all about then? pcwhack:
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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2009, 08:39:10 AM »
This bloody heap of electrical shite is playing up YET again. It's about 6 years old now and I'm wondering if it's finally and gradually throwing the towel in. rubschin:
If the phone rings, the 'puter invariably crashes, and it sometimes takes about 3 attempts to log on to aoHELl's homepage when I fire it up.

Sometimes everything loads up dead quick like, then all of a sudden it all slows down.
What's that all about then? pcwhack:
Cold and damp in your shed I expect.  whistle:
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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2009, 08:41:50 AM »
Well six years is a long time in this day and age to own a computer. Plus aol?!?!?!? Why do you think they have the nickname they do!

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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2009, 08:44:44 AM »
If you have not upgraded any of it in 6 years then it is probably time to buy a new PC.

It has got to be worth it considering the frustration the present one is causing you .

My mum has AOL on her PC - I find it so infuriating when I use her compuer  Banghead
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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #4 on: February 13, 2009, 08:58:00 AM »
Indeed... Growler should junk his PC and AOL (the virus you install yourself)...

He won't tho...  noooo:
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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2009, 08:59:17 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:

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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2009, 09:03:04 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:
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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2009, 09:11:55 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:
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Must say, Dell's been good apart from the original screen packing up after 5 days.

Just taken me 5 attempts to sign on this morning. ::)

Why would the phone ringing cause it to crash? Didn't think broadband acted like that?

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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2009, 09:14:21 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:
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Must say, Dell's been good apart from the original screen packing up after 5 days.

Just taken me 5 attempts to sign on this morning. ::)

Why would the phone ringing cause it to crash? Didn't think broadband acted like that?
Do you still have a 'phone line connected into the modem in the back of the PC...?
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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #9 on: February 13, 2009, 09:15:05 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:
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You bought Mr and Mrs Piggy a pretty blue dell!

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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #10 on: February 13, 2009, 09:18:05 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:
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You bought Mr and Mrs Piggy a pretty blue dell!
Yes, blue my dear, not pink....  noooo:
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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #11 on: February 13, 2009, 09:19:11 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:
noooo:

Must say, Dell's been good apart from the original screen packing up after 5 days.

Just taken me 5 attempts to sign on this morning. ::)

Why would the phone ringing cause it to crash? Didn't think broadband acted like that?
Do you still have a 'phone line connected into the modem in the back of the PC...?

I dunno. What's it look like? Mucho wires giblets and flashing boxes and general stuff 'anging around, but they all look connected like yes. If they weren't connected it wouldn't werk at all I presume.

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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #12 on: February 13, 2009, 09:19:30 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:
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You bought Mr and Mrs Piggy a pretty blue dell!
Actually Growler, get yoursen down to PC World and buy one of those - it was an awesome machine actually... for the price like....  happy088
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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #13 on: February 13, 2009, 09:21:00 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:
noooo:

Must say, Dell's been good apart from the original screen packing up after 5 days.

Just taken me 5 attempts to sign on this morning. ::)

Why would the phone ringing cause it to crash? Didn't think broadband acted like that?
Do you still have a 'phone line connected into the modem in the back of the PC...?

I dunno. What's it look like? Mucho wires giblets and flashing boxes and general stuff 'anging around, but they all look connected like yes. If they weren't connected it wouldn't werk at all I presume.

Kin 'ate 'puters I do. evil:
Start at the friggin telephone socket at the wall man....

One wire should go into the broadband router and thence via another wire to your PC.

If there is a telephone type wire which goes from the telephone type socket direct to a modem built-into your PC that might cause the issue....
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Re: Dodgy connection
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2009, 09:21:10 AM »
Go and get yourself a pretty pink dell!  cloud9:
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You bought Mr and Mrs Piggy a pretty blue dell!
Actually Growler, get yoursen down to PC World and buy one of those - it was an awesome machine actually... for the price like....  happy088

Thought you had to buy Dell online like?
Warra i know though ey? ::)