Modem suddenly starts taking 1 hour to aquire an internet connection in A.M. only. Why?
Up until 3 days ago, I could aquire an internet connection (lit "system" light) in under 2 minutes. As of 3 days ago, it took me 20 minutes to aquire an internet connection. As of yesterday, and again today, I had to wait approximately 1 hour or longer to obtain a lit "system" light and subsequent internet connection. This condition occurs only when I first turn on the modem in the morning (0800 EST) to check my email on the computer. When I once again turn on the modem in the afternoon, at least this is what has happened over the past 2 days, I can aquire an internet connection within 2 minutes.
During my morning attempt to obtain internet access, all modem lights are lit with the exception of the "system" light. The "transmit" light flashes and the "receive" light is lit with no flashing. My modem is directly connected and all cables are firmly attached. I have turned it on and off several times as well in an attempt to correct any temporary glitch. The weather over the past several days has been very nice: clear sky, no rain, no high winds, no excessive heat.
Over the past 2 days I've tried to call tech support but the telephone approach only results in me entering a loop of asking which branch of assistance you require. When I say, "tech support," it beeps several times and then returns to asking me which branch I would like to speak with. Again and again, I reply "tech support" only to enter the enternal loop of asking which branch I would like to speak with, so that led to the "chat" option.
When I "chatted" yesterday, the remote testing of my modem showed that all is well with the modem and that my speed in fine. It was.
So, when I don't have internet capability I can't call and speak to anyone to remotely test my modem and when I do finally have internet capability the remote testing shows that my internet capability is fine. This is a classic "Catch-22."
The problem is unresolved. What is causing it?
Tech arrived on time Friday afternoon. He stated that the "signal strength" was 81 at the time of his arrival. He aligned the dish and obtained a signal strength of 111.
Today, Saturday morning, I was able to obtain internet in approximately 1 minute so it would appear that the problem was solved by dish realignment.
I still do not understand how I was able to obtain an internet connection during the afternoons but not in the mornings; however, the immediate problem has been solved and that is all that matters at this time.
Thanks again, Liz, for your assistance.
