I have used many different types of internet connections at home from dial up, to DSL, and now Cable Modem. I installed a Verizon DSL connection at my previous apartment. At my current apartment we have Verizon Cable internet. I didn’t have a choice as to what kind of internet connection I wanted to purchase at my apartment. It was either pay the apartment complex for cable internet or you are unable to get internet at all. Since I had no other options, I went with the cable modem internet.
I didn’t have many problems installing the home cable network connection. I already had a Linksys wireless rourter from my DSL connection. I just had to purchase a cable modem and I decided on a Linksys as well. Installing them was quite easy with the CDs and installation guides. I had my brother make sure I connected everything right and install the network on each computer. We also came up with our own network name and password protected it.
For months the network worked like a charm. I never had issues getting on-line or staying on-line. However, around the time school started up the internet started messing up. Time after time, for weeks, I was unable to get on-line. My computers stated that I was “on-line” with a “good signal strength” but internet explorer said otherwise. Finally, the apartment complex told me it was an apartment-wide issue and they were working to get it fixed. A week or two later Verizon came out and installed more cable lines. There were too many people trying to get on-line and there wasn’t enough lines to support the whole complex.
After they fixed the issue and installed more cable lines, I have rarely had issues the past few weeks. Having installed the network and re-install it as well, I have learned how to set it up and some problem solving techniques. I am not sure I would ever go back to dial-up even with the issues I have had.
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