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ok...i moved house a few months ago and the people at bellsouth said they couldnt give me internet because they didnt have it in my area...well finally a few days ago we got it in our area and the guy came to my house and said "just plug in the modem and it will work" so i did...and now the internet light is red, sometimes going off. and the other lights are green. how do i fex this? ive called but those people there are well...no help as we all know. i just want high speed internet finally!!
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This may be a situation that you can fix yourself! AT&T or bellsouth for us old guys, connects based on a network protocol called PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet). Wow thats boring, but... PPPoE requires some device to authenticate. That means, that you will not get connected unless either your DSL modem, your router, or your computer is sending out a username, and password that lets you on to AT&T's network. Usually on Bellsouth / AT&T's DSL, your modem ( supplied by them) handles this job. When you first hook up to the modem they sent you, and try to go to the Internet, It takes you to what looks like a web page but is really a setup routine for your modem. It will ask you your username and password then. If you don't get this page, then open your Internet Browser ( Internet Explorer... the big blue "E", or whatever you usually use to Browse) and type in the "address" bar ( this is the place you usually put the www. stuff) 192.168.1.254 and hit enter. The default "address" for bellsouth modems is the address above. It should ask you for your username, and password. If it does, then your email address that AT&T assigned you is the username, and the phone number that the DSL is on is usually the password. Don't use the area code, just the 7 digits that your DSL is on.
I can't begin to tell you how many folks have been left with a monthly DSL bill, and no access until we come out and set the modem up.
Give it a try, and if you still have problems, consider having a local computer guy take a look.
Hope this helps. I can give you more detailed modem setups and router setups ( if you are using a router to let more than one computer use the Internet connection) by email.
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for the disney movie "Read it and weep" what kind of laptop did jamie i think her name was has?
it like flips over and you can write on what would be on other laptops the cover
also where can you buy those? (link)
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I am not familiar with the movie your are asking about, but if the computer looks like a normal laptop, but allows the screen to swing around and lay flat it is a Convertible. Pretty sexy name, but be careful. We have to replace the swivel joints on a lot of these and it is not a cheap fix. The convertibles are still pretty pricey too. Unless you just have to have a laptop and a tablet, you may want to wait until the price comes down, and the swivel mechanism gets a little more reliable. But, if you just have to have one, Gateway probably has the best system. Check it out. http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529665537.php
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so my mouse was dying, so i put the right kind of batteries in to get it back to normal. but then when the red light finally stayed on, the arrow wouldnt move on the screen. i've restarted the computer twice and its stayed in the same place. and the little connection thing that is for wireless keyboards and mouses is on and working fine. everything is plugged in and working fine. so why isn't my mouse working? it says its on and everything.
what do i do?!
im really sick of pressing tab for everything. (link)
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Put your "little connection thing" closer to your mouse, and then try it. Most wireless mouse/keyboard combos give problems when the connection unit (little connection thing) is too far from the device. Also be aware of any florescent bulbs around your computer. They create a lot of interference. Turning off a desk lamp will sometimes solve wireless device problems... including WiFi issues.
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heyy i tried sending a text to my friend's phone from im and it worked but when she texted back i never got anything.....do u no why?
would it b possible to text from email instead of im? (link)
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Most IM services provide you with a 5 digit text number, Like the ones you see on TV. Like send a txt to 95545. Send a txt to your own cell phone and see what your sms or (txt) "number" is. Have your friend send messages to this number. Should work!
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on my windows XP desktop, i cannot log in
it keeps saying
"remove new hardware"
"press f8 to"
"restart"
and what is really worrying me
"deleting physical memory"
what does this mean, do i have to turn it in to fix it?? (link)
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Nova is right on this one. But I would focus on external devices. Most people don't want to open their computers to put stuff in, but everyone is willing to plug a USB (Universal Serial Bus) device in with no thought of what it might do. XP has a bad habit of trying to boot from USB storage devices. If you just added a Jump Drive or an external hard drive, or even a card reader for your camera memory card, unhook it, and try to reboot without it.
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if i turn in my computer because of hard drive problems, will they be able to detect my internet history..even though i deleted it?
because i stumbled on porn because they popped up..i don't want them to think..you know
but can they detect history? (link)
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After owning a computer repair business for the last 12 years, My employees and I have seen the best and the worst of what people do on the internet. Most times though, we just don't have the time or desire to figure out what you may or may not have been doing on the internet. We just want to get your computer fixed for a reasonable price and get to the next 12 computers on our bench. Don't worry about your hard drive contents, 90% of the time a tech can fix your problem without ever going into your hard drive contents
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