Rajah
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- Aug 17, 1999
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SUPPOSEDLY, our internet problem was solved this morning, so *maybe* I'll be able to get online for more than 10 minutes at a time in the evenings now! We'll see if it lasts...hopefully it will. 
The problem was apparently the signal reaching our modem was stronger than the modem could handle unless a lot of people's TVs were on. During the day, people at work, fewer TVs, too strong of a signal, modem goes out. Late evening, lots of TVs on, stuff works. So they did something to the line to make sure it won't spike too much for the modem any more. Supposedly.

The problem was apparently the signal reaching our modem was stronger than the modem could handle unless a lot of people's TVs were on. During the day, people at work, fewer TVs, too strong of a signal, modem goes out. Late evening, lots of TVs on, stuff works. So they did something to the line to make sure it won't spike too much for the modem any more. Supposedly.