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dtominski
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Connection drops intermittently

I switched from dial up to Hughesnet Gen 4, with an HT 1100 router, many years ago. Over that time, only very heavy storm/cloud cover would interfere with the satellite signal. However, for the last several months, I have been getting an unusual amount of time outs when I try to load my usual internet sites. I assumed that my Cisco Router was failing so I replaced it with an AUSU AC 1900 wireless router. I still am getting timeout errors, even on days like today when it is not overcast (50% Cumulus, 50% Blue sky). I am using Windows 10 and Google Chrome. Both http sites and https sites are effected. When I click on a site, it ends up with various time out errs. This is an intermittent problem...sometimes the sites load, sometimes they don't. This problem is effecting my wife's computer on our same home network also. I called HughsNet technical help and they did all their remote tests and found nothing wrong. No big wonder...the problem is afterall, "INTERMITANT". It is notable that the MODEM sits in a well ventalated area with free space all around, and TECH Help had me reset it to no avail...it still keeps happening.  My and my wife's computer are connected to  the router via wire, but I also tried pluging my computer directly into the router...still intermittent fails to load.  It is noteable that if I wait awhile and try again, the site may load. I susect a possible slight dish alingnment problem with last Winters snow and ice, but I am just guessing. What to do?

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