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bucolic_frolic

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15. Thanks twice in the same day!

Wed Aug 9, 2017, 09:13 PM

Aug 2017

I'll be going the laptop route. I just learned today that eTrade Pro will b obsolete this weekend, they are replacing it with Options House. So maybe there were some real problems in there for me with the aging software.

I'm pretty sure I'll be adding Linux Mint to this PC to try to prove that my ISP, internet connection, DSL, are all viable before I tool up with more hardware. I have my doubts because it drops the connection 10 times a day, mostly in the afternoon 1:40 to 5, and maybe 7 to 9. If it's not reliable, I can trade by charts once a week at the library, no sense in paying for such poor performance. Copper wires, end of the line remote location, the phone companies aren't going to invest beans in that.

If all goes well I'll bump up the RAM to at least 6GB, I run a lot of tabs.

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Slow internet and Firefox problems [View all] bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 OP

I've been having problems with Firefox for the last few days also. TexasTowelie Jul 2017 #1

I always had a problem with firefox katmondoo Jul 2017 #2

Most of my problems are solved but but but bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #3

I don't use firefox, it messes up my IE & PCs. You're right about verizon, they fleece you. I had go Sunlei Jul 2017 #4

This is what's happening bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #5

I feel your pain! can get two hours of XFINITY WiFi free, once a month. Sunlei Jul 2017 #6

Some improvement now with cache clearing bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #7

Actually it's pretty slow and pretty bad bucolic_frolic Jul 2017 #8

I think the days of slow internet are over bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #9

What do you do when Verizon is simply unreliable? bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #10

I think it's coming down to proxy settings bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #11

bucolic have you thought about switching to Opera full-time? ucrdem Aug 2017 #12

Thanks for the idea bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #13

10 is a good idea and will solve a lot of problems. ucrdem Aug 2017 #14

Thanks twice in the same day! bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #15

hey good luck. ucrdem Aug 2017 #16

Just to clarify some things that were not accurately told to me bucolic_frolic Aug 2017 #17