# Intermittent internet connection

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-internet-connection/428282>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-internet-connection/428282 "2007-11-30T05:09:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-internet-connection/428282/1 "2007-11-30T05:09:08Z")

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For the past 4 or 5 days I’ve been having problems getting to some pages. I have a a few firefox tabs open, they’re working fine, they I try to open another page and it won’t load. Or it will take a long time. Then it works and I can’t navigate one of the other sites I was just on. Then I reset the modem and everything works for about 5 minutes until the problem comes back. :I have a connection but it’s unreliable.

I have run antispyware and antivirus and the problem doesnt’ seem to be abating. I have a DSL connection with Verizon. I even tried swapping out the modem for another new one I had, to no avail.

Any ideas? smack:

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**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-internet-connection/428282/2 "2007-11-30T05:10:11Z")

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BTW, I am not using a router. I am plugged directly into the modem and into the wall.