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  • čas přidán 10. 07. 2017
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  • @versaon144hz7
    @versaon144hz7 Před 6 lety +21112

    who else had to watch this with data 😂

  • @ryanl.1085
    @ryanl.1085 Před 5 lety +3338

    When your video turns from 1080p to an 8 bit video game in 1 second

  • @rushikeshdolas230
    @rushikeshdolas230 Před 3 lety +1929

    This guy has so much knowledge about tech, he should start a CZcams channel.

    • @itz_andre0248
      @itz_andre0248 Před 3 lety +132

      Yeah he should also name his channel Techquickie

    • @ibie27
      @ibie27 Před 3 lety +48

      I dont think he would, he seems he is to uNpOpUlAr

    • @pelaez3520
      @pelaez3520 Před 3 lety +106

      A good name would be linus tech tips

    • @davidrojas4687
      @davidrojas4687 Před 3 lety +18

      Agree, he seems new to the game.

    • @Crishz
      @Crishz Před 3 lety +15

      I don't think he will make the cut. But let's time tell

  • @adem1829
    @adem1829 Před 3 lety +562

    Not “randomly” , I swear my internet starts acting up always when im bout to play games but goes back to normal when I close them.

    • @clarefabula4588
      @clarefabula4588 Před 3 lety +42

      No that's your mom shutting it off. ;b

    • @Euqinahs
      @Euqinahs Před 3 lety +8

      @@clarefabula4588 ikr

    • @khalil42
      @khalil42 Před 3 lety +6

      they can’t give you proper wifi because of COVID and quarantine. that’s why everybody’s wifi is dog shit

    • @thaBootyologist
      @thaBootyologist Před 3 lety +5

      @@khalil42 my 2.4 GHz band fluctuates up and down. I'm thinking I may have to change my WiFi channel band

    • @khalil42
      @khalil42 Před 3 lety +4

      @@thaBootyologist same for me. my 2.4GHZ band never works so I use 2_5. There isn’t much of a difference.

  • @Daspect
    @Daspect Před 4 lety +1861

    I have officially ran out of data. Bravo 6, going dark.

  • @hectic9838
    @hectic9838 Před 4 lety +3957

    Im here because ever since corona virus was a thing my WiFi has been awful...

    • @ABc-sw8gd
      @ABc-sw8gd Před 4 lety +287

      It keeps disconnecting every single 5 minutes. Even with one/two devices. But I can still use CZcams?

    • @ORIOLESFan02
      @ORIOLESFan02 Před 4 lety +30

      My suggestion if you can do it is to use an ethernet cable. That's only if you can.

    • @ghostaibryant122
      @ghostaibryant122 Před 4 lety +46

      Me too my will work then stop and work it just repeats it selfs

    • @millanminter
      @millanminter Před 4 lety +76

      I’ve lagged out of warzone matches in top 5 three times now

    • @mikeoxmaul7117
      @mikeoxmaul7117 Před 4 lety +20

      I was playing pubg top 2 got the final zone wifi fcking disconnected

  • @ethanmachac
    @ethanmachac Před 3 lety +217

    After waiting SIX minutes the video finally loaded in 144p for me. ITS A MIRACLE

    • @thelegacyofgaming2928
      @thelegacyofgaming2928 Před 2 lety +2

      My internet just came back on :D

    • @Parpyduck
      @Parpyduck Před 2 lety +3

      It's a Catch-22 ... without an internet connection, I can't download a graphics card for my router. Without a graphics card, my router can't render images of the correct RAMs I need to need to download into the modem. Without enough RAM storage in my modem, the resolution on my monitor is too blurry to verify that I've provided my cc# and CSV without error to the company flashing helpful hourly pop-up reminders to buy their PC Speed Boost package so my CPU can become fast enough to render 720p tutorials I rely on to help with installing the router's graphics card _in the first place!_ You just can't win, this is costing me upwards of $500/week just to keep my PC in tip-top shape for hardcore competitive Raid: Shadow Legends guild raids. From what I understand, the OUYA never had these problems and I kick myself every day for not getting in on the ground floor when it launched instead of shovelling paycheck after paycheck into this moneypit PC.

    • @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman
      @Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman Před rokem +2

      @@Parpyduck oof

    • @piggynatorcool668
      @piggynatorcool668 Před rokem +2

      @@Parpyduck my brother in christ what in gods name is this

    • @mrincrediblememesuper257
      @mrincrediblememesuper257 Před rokem

      im watching at HD and it took 10 milliseconds

  • @sebastianwilcox333
    @sebastianwilcox333 Před 3 lety +114

    It's also good to note that having little space around your router can impact your WiFi. If you have a cordless landline phone close by, or other wireless devices, these can wreak havoc for your download speed and cause an unstable connection.

    • @fileminokilicho1292
      @fileminokilicho1292 Před rokem +2

      thank you. I do have a cordless phone right near my router and modem. Now I'm going to get rid of it and see what happens.

    • @crazywarp36
      @crazywarp36 Před rokem

      I have a cordless phone next to my modem (which has a router built in) so I can move it. only thing is, is that the telephone cord plugs into the modems phone jack but i can get a longer cord.

    • @user-qf5kl6cv2y
      @user-qf5kl6cv2y Před 11 měsíci

      Ok, so what am I supposed to do about it?

    • @nathanielhill8156
      @nathanielhill8156 Před 6 měsíci +1

      ​@@user-qf5kl6cv2ymove it 8+ feet away. At that distance, the radio signal's power will have diminished enough to not cause destructive interference

  • @shamimahmed6422
    @shamimahmed6422 Před 5 lety +969

    When you are the last man standing of your squad...and ur wifi goes dead

    • @SonicFast23
      @SonicFast23 Před 4 lety +34

      Happened to me yesterday while playing cod yesterday. I had 56 total kills which is the highest I've ever gotten. Game was very close and suddenly I get kicked out the game and my nightmare begins. Now my router cant detect the internet from the modem even though everything looks fine from both ends.

    • @shumaatiqunnassa4123
      @shumaatiqunnassa4123 Před 4 lety +8

      LeapOfFaith23 I feel you man

    • @thesecondmexicanempire5742
      @thesecondmexicanempire5742 Před 4 lety +7

      I was playing BFV and was 5 kills away from completing a hard challenge and it just fucking stop working

    • @nanand.r
      @nanand.r Před 4 lety +2

      happened to me..

    • @overkillftw2874
      @overkillftw2874 Před 4 lety +5

      Bravo six, going dark.

  • @maritheruler
    @maritheruler Před 4 lety +2417

    when you unplug, wait, and plug back in but it still doesn’t work 😳..

  • @theocarney940
    @theocarney940 Před 2 lety +65

    Some of the issues mentioned:
    - router getting overloaded with processes since it's basically a mini-computer managing data flow (caused by having too many devices connected to one router)
    - router forgetting/too busy to update to a new dynamic IP address assigned by the ISP after the previous one expires
    - router overheating due to bad ventilation / dust
    - network noise (too many devices like microwaves/baby monitors/other WiFi networks at 2.4 GHz basically "talking over" your router. Solve by changing router setting to a less commonly used channel instead of 2.4 GHz)
    - bad software => firmware update

    • @justinarzola4584
      @justinarzola4584 Před rokem +3

      I unfortunately live with my parents which means I'm forced to share wifi for their tv, can't wait to move out so I don't deal with that.

    • @estellapalmer9425
      @estellapalmer9425 Před 10 měsíci

      Are we going to loose ABC news network ?

  • @Ngamotu83
    @Ngamotu83 Před 3 lety +121

    The problem with switching from 2.4GHz to 5GHz, is that the latter has a shorter range and cannot penetrate as many walls or other obstructions, as the 2.4 can.

    • @badjoj015
      @badjoj015 Před 2 lety +30

      used to work for one of the top ISP's in the US as a tech support
      2.4 GHz = longer and wider range but the strength is decent
      5 GHz = shorter range but strength is good
      i know u know these already, but this is for the ones who do not know bout this

    • @thelegacyofgaming2928
      @thelegacyofgaming2928 Před 2 lety +5

      Ethernet is the only way

    • @GeneralS1mba
      @GeneralS1mba Před rokem +4

      @@thelegacyofgaming2928 not if theirs other people in the house

    • @louistournas120
      @louistournas120 Před 10 měsíci

      @@badjoj015 5 GHz is faster but if the connection drops from time to time, it is time to turn 5 GHz off from the router interface and only use 2.4 GHz.

    • @nathanielhill8156
      @nathanielhill8156 Před 6 měsíci

      Then move devices that can onto the 5 GHz signal. The other devices that stay are less crowded

  • @ConsumeristScroffa
    @ConsumeristScroffa Před 7 lety +3234

    That moment that your Internet connection randomly stops working while you're watching a video about the reason why that happens.
    :/

    • @gianca15
      @gianca15 Před 7 lety +14

      Jordan, are you doing remotes with Conan any time soon?

    • @kevinheckart
      @kevinheckart Před 7 lety +2

      not enough bandwidth to accompany your bitrate likely, could be various reasons behind this.

    • @Eli-vw1hf
      @Eli-vw1hf Před 7 lety +2

      Jordan Schlansky 😹😹😹

    • @redpandagamingofawesomenes9207
      @redpandagamingofawesomenes9207 Před 7 lety +16

      I was just about to reply lol to ur comment when my Internet went off for 3 seconds

    • @shinraninja
      @shinraninja Před 7 lety +1

      its not the real jordan numb nuts

  • @Ritcherscream724
    @Ritcherscream724 Před 7 lety +644

    "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
    Thanks Linus, I never heard that one before, saved my ass just now.

    • @HaydenX
      @HaydenX Před 7 lety +6

      Oi-Tee depahrtment, hahve ye troied tournin' it on and ohff agin? (If you don't know what I'm doing here, you seriously need to watch The IT Crowd).

    • @LannasMissingLink
      @LannasMissingLink Před 7 lety +3

      HaydenX or y'know you could've referred to the show without trying to convert an accent into text form; which doesn't work

    • @noscoper4382
      @noscoper4382 Před 5 lety +1

      Was that sarcasm? (No hate)

    • @StinkersLMAO
      @StinkersLMAO Před 5 lety +2

      I cant tell if this is sarcasm or not

  • @nickzalan4762
    @nickzalan4762 Před 3 lety +22

    I specifically stayed up late on a work night to watch the Titanic film and have it time up with the sinking on April 15th at 2:20am. And this issue ruined my whole night.

    • @seandafny
      @seandafny Před 2 lety +2

      Oh that sucks sooooo badly.

  • @joyhatake4054
    @joyhatake4054 Před 3 lety +17

    1:09
    "So, what do you play on?"
    "I play on my WiFi router"

    • @khalil42
      @khalil42 Před 3 lety

      technically everybody does

  • @DanielTimberwolf
    @DanielTimberwolf Před 7 lety +1309

    A minute of silence for those stuck with shite ISP-provided hardware...

    • @DankGank
      @DankGank Před 7 lety +88

      Daniel Timberwolf when I pay for 1Gbp/s from AT&T and get 1Mbp/s instead

    • @henrydelightful
      @henrydelightful Před 7 lety +20

      1gb =/= 1 gB, a bit is an eighth of a byte, so you're actually getting an eighth of a gigabyte per second, not a full one.

    • @CrashCrewGaming
      @CrashCrewGaming Před 7 lety +4

      Wedge just call Comcast and trust me theu will give you a better deal. They promised 100mbs but gave us like 3. We called comcast and they gave us a 200mbs connection that actually work.

    • @Slada1
      @Slada1 Před 7 lety +5

      Meowssolini not gb, not gB, but GB

    • @henrydelightful
      @henrydelightful Před 7 lety +5

      Both work, gB emphasizes the capital B for bytes.

  • @uglibich4807
    @uglibich4807 Před 4 lety +1109

    Bruh my internet litteraly just cuts out when im playing a game

  • @QuickSqueeze
    @QuickSqueeze Před 3 lety +24

    I am a 10 year telecommunication technician. Everything this man said is correct.

  • @m.taylor
    @m.taylor Před rokem +3

    It helps alot that he explains it in normal terms rather than using high level tech terms and acronyms.

  • @abdullatifaltaf
    @abdullatifaltaf Před 5 lety +575

    My internet stopped working while watching this video👏🏻

    • @DanielGutierrez-qt4ri
      @DanielGutierrez-qt4ri Před 4 lety +23

      Ever heard of data

    • @serialistic4321
      @serialistic4321 Před 4 lety +12

      @Maurince Hopgood Ever heard of fixing the internet?

    • @NintendoFanboy21
      @NintendoFanboy21 Před 4 lety +1

      @Maurince Hopgood ever heard of hotspot?

    • @juh4rtluka230
      @juh4rtluka230 Před 4 lety

      hajhahaha mine too XD

    • @OmarMohamed-qg8qc
      @OmarMohamed-qg8qc Před 4 lety +4

      @NobodyReallyCares because it sucks when it turns off, because every time i am in a game the game freeze in the middle of a game and kicks me out

  • @centauria9122
    @centauria9122 Před 4 lety +326

    Me: *Opens up CZcams while playing a video game*
    Router: Why do I hear boss music?

    • @brassfish13
      @brassfish13 Před 3 lety +1

      true

    • @AshPikachu9
      @AshPikachu9 Před 3 lety +8

      Because you opened youtube to have boss music in the background

    • @lychee_batz..
      @lychee_batz.. Před 2 lety

      I don’t know why am laughing at your misfortune.

  • @bustedfender
    @bustedfender Před 3 lety +6

    You’ve really worked on making all those gestures look natural, dude.

  • @rmi_op4806
    @rmi_op4806 Před 3 lety

    I came back on this and there are so many corners I was expecting a jump out of nowhere ad.

  • @eboymario
    @eboymario Před 3 lety +784

    I swear ever since quarantine started all my shit is breaking 💀💀

    • @wast4706
      @wast4706 Před 3 lety

      Same

    • @tacoman487
      @tacoman487 Před 3 lety

      True

    • @bradfordtechnology-interne3184
      @bradfordtechnology-interne3184 Před 3 lety

      Please google Bradford Technology in Dallas Texas

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    • @kieranreynolds5896
      @kieranreynolds5896 Před 3 lety +2

      Companies gotta milk money outta one way or another 🤷‍♀️

  • @trashha4691
    @trashha4691 Před 4 lety +1286

    My WiFi keeps disconnecting every 5minutes sometimes every 30seconds

    • @MaruChillin
      @MaruChillin Před 4 lety +40

      That sucks

    • @CrazyPAR
      @CrazyPAR Před 4 lety +58

      Same with mine

    • @wutang6020
      @wutang6020 Před 4 lety +26

      Sus BoT same here WTF😡😡😡 it never happens to my PS3 PS4 or PC but always with s**t box one! And I'm hard wired in 😡😡😡

    • @godfury2472
      @godfury2472 Před 4 lety +57

      I have xfinity wifi and that shit is annoying when I’m playing ranked on apex😭

    • @cloadfn
      @cloadfn Před 4 lety +18

      Wait, then how are you watching this vid its 6 mins long 🤔

  • @Phenom408
    @Phenom408 Před 3 lety +2

    All the times I get disconnected in Among Us:
    - When I’m voting someone and they try to vote me
    - When someone has gone toxic about me
    - When I’m impostor
    - When I’m in a casual moment
    - Randomly
    - No Internet when I have internet

  • @prythal
    @prythal Před 3 lety +13

    I love how he uses South Park images accurately 😂 very helpful tho

  • @gregorylazatin9822
    @gregorylazatin9822 Před 7 lety +506

    *stop using the neighbors wifi*

    • @gowanator
      @gowanator Před 7 lety +7

      Gregory Lazatin guilty

    • @MrNateSPF
      @MrNateSPF Před 7 lety +32

      I use to use my neighbors wifi, but it wasn't free. I had to provide them with my advanced internet restoration service. Whenever their internet went out I would show up with all the equipment necessary to unplug the modem and plug it back in. They didn't even need to call, it was routinely monitored from a remote location using the latest Xbox Live and NetFlix software ;-)

    • @foxsmith770
      @foxsmith770 Před 7 lety +36

      But, but it's free...

    • @bluesoobie
      @bluesoobie Před 7 lety +2

      (MrNateSPF) LMAO =Þ you are awesome...... ummm no... *your neighbors are awesome*

    • @williammuldrow2165
      @williammuldrow2165 Před 7 lety +14

      I had a neighbor kid who I'd play games with years ago. Not exactly the brightest. I remember him coming over one day and asking "Did you guys put a password on your Wi-Fi?" I said, "Yeah, we did. Why?" His response? "I noticed I couldn't use it any more." This was years back when most people around us had unsecured networks, too.

  • @AEther0238
    @AEther0238 Před 5 lety +847

    How are you supposed to download a firmware update for your router without internet?

    • @itz_inverse694
      @itz_inverse694 Před 5 lety +35

      Ethan McDonald lol

    • @kelly3671
      @kelly3671 Před 5 lety +7

      Data

    • @callmejohnnylovecreator6042
      @callmejohnnylovecreator6042 Před 5 lety +26

      Bring da rouderr tu da library ;

    • @Alex1Leg
      @Alex1Leg Před 5 lety +14

      Ethan McDonald if you do download a firmware update make sure you do it with a wired connection I did it wirelessly and the firmware got corrupted which made the router not work at all anymore so make sure it’s a wired connection

    • @sodiboo
      @sodiboo Před 5 lety +3

      Lmao just use 1g cuz only that works when u have no internet /s

  • @gajendrasonare
    @gajendrasonare Před 3 lety +3

    My internet was not working properly. So opened CZcams for testing the speed and I found this video in my homepage.
    Google knows everything.

  • @mail2rajeevdayal
    @mail2rajeevdayal Před 3 lety +2

    One needs to make sure that the heat decipates from the modem and the modem vents are unblocked. Make sure to open and clean it or on a safer side use vacuuming the box.

  • @tiaxanderson9725
    @tiaxanderson9725 Před 7 lety +148

    So to add to what Linus was saying, if you have a 2.4 GHz WiFi signal, try switching between channels 1, 6 and 11 as these are the only non-overlapping channels (i.e. something that's disturbing channel 1 will almost definitely disturb channels 2 and 3 and might even disturb up to channel 6 if it's a different 2.4 GHz WiFi signal set to a nonsensical channel like 3).
    Also as Scotty said; you cannot change the laws of physics. If you absolutely need to do something online, ensure that you have a wired connection to your router or even modem (assuming you don't have a modem/router).

    • @Average3djoe
      @Average3djoe Před rokem +1

      How to disable QOS? And what does that do?

    • @tiaxanderson9725
      @tiaxanderson9725 Před rokem

      @@Average3djoe To disable your router's QoS feature you'd best check the manual or search the manufacturer's website (sometimes ISPs offer modem/router combinations and put their own software on the modem/router, in that case check your ISPs website or your ISPs community website).
      As to what it does; QoS attempts to give 'importance' or priority to separate data streams and divvy up your available bitrate. For instance if you're watching Netflix at 1080p it'll use about 6000 kbps so by enabling QoS the router attempts to, at all times, have 6000 kbps of bandwidth available for your Netflix stream.
      This generally means that you'll always have enough to watch Netflix, but if your connection is particularly poor that day you might experience a bad connection on other data streams (say uploading a backup to a cloud server).
      In turn, disabling QoS will allow each stream to just claim as much data as it can saturate meaning that while you're running a back up; you can't watch Netflix.
      All of this does of course depend on how QoS is implemented, how far it is automatically setup, how much can be chosen from pre-made options in a menu, and how much you'll have to configure on your own. On top of the network availability to and from various services.

    • @marybrown658
      @marybrown658 Před 10 měsíci

      Very informative

  • @aerialdarkguy
    @aerialdarkguy Před 7 lety +211

    My internet connection cut out while watching this. For a minute I thought linus really outdid himself.

  • @CoasterMan13Official
    @CoasterMan13Official Před 2 lety +4

    With Zito, it's a common occurrence. It has happened so much I've grown paranoid of it. And the really bad thing about Zito is we're stuck with them.

  • @squidysquid7586
    @squidysquid7586 Před rokem +2

    5yrs later and still relevant. And wow how far LTT production has come

  • @512TheWolf512
    @512TheWolf512 Před 7 lety +64

    Linus doing an impression of a madman is awfully realistic
    so realistic in fact that I wonder, is he actually sane? he does wear socks and sandals together....

    • @Amber57499
      @Amber57499 Před 7 lety +2

      Eugene InLaw Maybe hes german deep inside.

  • @prodbykylen7804
    @prodbykylen7804 Před 3 lety +247

    Ever since this COVID my WiFi cuts out on my ps4 I have lan cable so I was like wtf but even on my phone it cuts out every 5 to 10 minutes

    • @barcodebarchode9355
      @barcodebarchode9355 Před 3 lety

      Did it ever fix and how9

    • @shapeless_6160
      @shapeless_6160 Před 3 lety

      The power supply of the WiFi router might be weak or damaged, happened to me one time lol

    • @bradfordtechnology-interne3184
      @bradfordtechnology-interne3184 Před 3 lety

      Please google Bradford Technology in Dallas Texas

    • @baverfjant
      @baverfjant Před 3 lety

      If you're using a cable you're not on WiFi :D It's your internet disconnecting in that case and the problem is not just an unstable WiFi connection.

    • @lloydbryantofficial
      @lloydbryantofficial Před 3 lety +1

      It may be due to the amount of people working from home and that resorts to a high demand on the Internet service provider giving out internet

  • @eyb0ssss
    @eyb0ssss Před 2 lety +1

    me: turns on pc
    pc: not even fully turned on
    my internet: aight imma head out

  • @cemetery895
    @cemetery895 Před rokem +7

    I mostly use wired connection at home because my connection is bad, so I got a ethernet switch for my room and connected it to the router. Really simple to set up, take almost no instructions.

  • @dakata2416
    @dakata2416 Před 5 lety +697

    4:40 WTF??

  • @Sinus_Lebastian
    @Sinus_Lebastian Před 7 lety +650

    sometimes my internet randomly stops wor

    • @tgzgamerz320
      @tgzgamerz320 Před 7 lety +70

      i see wat u did there

    • @The-Cat
      @The-Cat Před 7 lety +46

      it also stopped you from getting a life

    • @iRoXaR
      @iRoXaR Před 7 lety +11

      Lebastian tf

    • @parallel4
      @parallel4 Před 7 lety +29

      but if the page was already loaded, it would stay loaded so you could keep typing. and the comment wouldn't submit if you're offline.

    • @junyaiwase
      @junyaiwase Před 7 lety +21

      lol dont you hate these kids who feel the need to point out whats wrong with a joke? like just let a joke be

  • @reaperc
    @reaperc Před 2 lety +1

    When my doorbell rings. My internet goes out. Still can't figure out why....

  • @halo_6456
    @halo_6456 Před 3 lety +2

    Ever since quarantine my wifi has practically been non-existent.

  • @IcZ2013
    @IcZ2013 Před 7 lety +441

    you guys use burger king wifi thats why

    • @Craytonex
      @Craytonex Před 7 lety +48

      IcYGodZ hey man back in the day that Wi-Fi service was good enough to Download Monster Hunter Quest on PSP.

    • @XTheBlackSoulX
      @XTheBlackSoulX Před 7 lety

      Craytonex Ey, MH fans represent! Those quests weren't huge to be fair.

    • @jordanlee1237
      @jordanlee1237 Před 7 lety +2

      I live in the country and I get 5 megabits/second download and less that 1 megabit/ second upload speed so it is not very fun plus we pay $60 per Month but it is unlimited and no it's not satellite we tried that it's faster but only like 15gb per month which with downloading massive files like ~70gb per month it's not worth it like I download gta 5 on different pc's once a month and maybe or maybe every other mounts it really depends on fairly and what's going on with their pc's

    • @timlew7441
      @timlew7441 Před 7 lety +1

      Jordan lee123 my speed if my connection is waaaay slower....2,5 down 0,5 up.....sometimes more sometimes less than this

    • @Ash-tm6cv
      @Ash-tm6cv Před 7 lety

      Miku holy shit here in Jordan you get 16mbs adsl for that much.

  • @PrincessXylaGalanis
    @PrincessXylaGalanis Před 3 lety +179

    I've had to unlpug my internet several times a day, EVERY SINGLE DAY. Sometimes I can unplug and replug only for me to have to repeat the process literally 5 minutes later

    • @qrow9332
      @qrow9332 Před 3 lety +2

      That sounds frustrating af

    • @FernandoH916
      @FernandoH916 Před 3 lety +7

      Have you fixed it? That keeps happening to me too

    • @gargoyled_drake
      @gargoyled_drake Před 3 lety +9

      same here, isp says "everything looks fine from here" while i have to reboot, release and renew constantly just to use stackoverflow :/
      what would it cost to cut out my isp and just have my own internet server ? xD
      but seriously, how much ?

    • @raymondsouza7097
      @raymondsouza7097 Před 3 lety +2

      This is my problem as well, how does one even solve it? Getting a better router maybe?

    • @artyomarty391
      @artyomarty391 Před 3 lety +18

      most likely problem is just bad cabling either inside your household or outside at the "tap". Could be something simple as just a bad/old fitting on a cable or that fitting just not being tightly connected. Rebooting the modem helps temporarily because modems have this tendency that when they are booted fresh they connect to the signal well but over time if the signal is bad they will disconnect.
      If you have a single family house, then the aerial or underground cables often go bad and just need to be replaced. Especially the aerial once because they're constantly exposed to the elements
      Has little to do with "lots of people on the internet". Lots of people using the net might decrease your speed, but not significantly. If you're having constant disconnects its most likely either your modem, or the cabling
      If the ISP is refusing to send out a technician to check on the issue, try this: disconnect your modem from power, call your ISP, and tell them you have no internet but everything is connected. The ISP will think that somewhere the signal was cut or something or something was unplugged and they have to fix it asap. So they'll send out a technician. The technician, once at your residence, could care less what you spoke about on the phone with ISP. His only goal is to make sure everything will now be working. So he'll check the signal levels, your modem, etc, and try to fix the issue if he can or if there is one
      Sometimes there is a problem, and the ISP can see it, but they tell you there is no problem. Not sure why ISP's sometimes do this. Probably to save money because sending out a tech is pretty pricey. This is why you have to disconnect your equipment because then the ISP wont see a signal coming to it and therefore in this case they absolutely have to resolve it (you can plug it back in after they schedule for a tech to come)
      I am a comcast tech

  • @caliqm2199
    @caliqm2199 Před 3 lety +5

    That was the most terrifying laugh I've ever heard

  • @JxH
    @JxH Před 2 lety +1

    Don't forget the following:
    1) Memory leaks in the firmware, even in the latest version. We had one that crashed every ~30 days.
    2) Other SW bugs, even in the latest version.

  • @royalcookiegaming9509
    @royalcookiegaming9509 Před 7 lety +71

    So your telling me that my microwave is a stronger router than my router. Wow the modern age is fascinating where microwaves is better sending data to my computer than a router.

    • @MrMediator24
      @MrMediator24 Před 7 lety +1

      Royalcookie Gaming cuz IoT 🤣

    • @Mia-ln1zs
      @Mia-ln1zs Před 7 lety

      Well they aren't exactly in the same band, but microwaves "antennas " are 600 to 1200 watts while routers are well below this in most consumer applications. It makes perfect sense that "noise" from a microwave would make it difficult to impossible for the router/device to hear each other. Though microwaves are generally designed as "sound proof" boxes.

    • @zachary5351
      @zachary5351 Před 7 lety +7

      If your wifi goes out when you turn on your microwave, you need a new microwave.

    • @royalcookiegaming9509
      @royalcookiegaming9509 Před 7 lety +1

      Mia go fund me on indigogo to turn microwave to a router

    • @auturgicflosculator2183
      @auturgicflosculator2183 Před 7 lety

      Just add 192 GB of RAM, and it's good to go~

  • @FirebrandVOCALS
    @FirebrandVOCALS Před 5 lety +358

    I didn’t pay the bill 😶 all sorted now

  • @twoshedsjackson6478
    @twoshedsjackson6478 Před 3 lety +1

    Go into Control Panel/Device Manager, find your network adapter and right click/disable. Wait a few seconds and enable it again. Usually works quicker than a router reboot.

  • @pixelpuppy
    @pixelpuppy Před 2 lety +1

    that laugh at the end was terrifying...

  • @Gamer-df9xt
    @Gamer-df9xt Před 7 lety +547

    I use RGB Wi-Fi. It lets me overclock my router, infinte range, and looks awesome😂

    • @kdoe1305
      @kdoe1305 Před 7 lety +17

      Gamer 101
      RGB antennas, and able to configure it from my favorite coffee place (no password WiFi) or I won't purchase. :)

    • @miralemnermina142
      @miralemnermina142 Před 7 lety +9

      Actually you can overclock router using custom firmware like openwrt, dd-wrt or tomato

    • @roger109z
      @roger109z Před 7 lety +8

      AUSSIE G4M3R it's hidden

    • @jaysimmons6268
      @jaysimmons6268 Před 7 lety +7

      He has SSID broadcast disabled.

    • @SomeGuy-hh7te
      @SomeGuy-hh7te Před 7 lety +23

      AUSSIE G4M3R You need an RGB Wi-Fi signal transceiver m8. I heard that if you can overclock them to fast enough speeds, you can pick up alien transmissions from other _galaxies_... but usually they're just talking about how cool their router looks.

  • @bibasik7
    @bibasik7 Před 7 lety +256

    Because I have AT&T, and I use AT&T's router, which I doubt is more powerful than a super nintendo.

    • @ewjfpoefjwoiefj
      @ewjfpoefjwoiefj Před 7 lety +22

      Its probably less powerful than an Atari 2600

    • @ikanderson
      @ikanderson Před 7 lety +14

      Bibasik7 AT&T: Fast, Unreliable connection.

    • @Max34557
      @Max34557 Před 7 lety +2

      is the internet in america really that bad? i only hear bad things about at&t, verizon, cox etc.

    • @thattroll9635
      @thattroll9635 Před 7 lety +1

      That's why you get you own network equipment although I also use at&t stuff rn and I've got no problem maybe you just got bad luck

    • @RyanK
      @RyanK Před 7 lety

      Max nah I've had verizon fios for 12+ years and gigabit no major issues

  • @BooneREALLYWantsHisBeretBack

    I just love it when my internet starts disconnecting when my wi-fi is literally strong

  • @caaarloteamswift
    @caaarloteamswift Před 2 lety

    You deserve a Nobel prize..... I was about to take the back cover out looking for overheating components or loose cables.

  • @CDiggy
    @CDiggy Před 7 lety +599

    If I download a graphics card on to the router will it improve internet connectivity?

    • @dhgmrz17
      @dhgmrz17 Před 7 lety +79

      Unfortunately that may not help, I already tried it and all I did was waste the day downloading it for no reason. Instead download a newer cpu (I suggest a Ryzen) that should help. Also don't forget to download more bandwidth, the internet companies never seem to download enough. If you do it right you should get a 400 gigabit download and upload speed like I have.

    • @toaster8907
      @toaster8907 Před 7 lety +30

      Michael Nilson It was a joke

    • @CDiggy
      @CDiggy Před 7 lety +27

      Michael Nilson- Yes, there is a joke on the internet that you can download things that should be physical components on to a system. even though it is impossible and would have no effect

    • @daxerbreh
      @daxerbreh Před 7 lety +23

      Bradamir Puddin no, download more ram.

    • @IAMROSHANRAJ
      @IAMROSHANRAJ Před 7 lety +11

      simply downloading won't do it...u have to click the graphics.exe to install it aslo download the SLI servicepack for double the performance

  • @noodle_heads8990
    @noodle_heads8990 Před 4 lety +189

    Why does your internet randomly stop working?
    Me: Spectrum

    • @BigPapiChi
      @BigPapiChi Před 3 lety +16

      Does it ever fucking get better?? Literally every time I log on this bullshit service cuts off for 5-10 minutes then decides to work. Occasionally Up to 1 hour of it being “connected “ but no WiFi can be used

    • @heehoo2752
      @heehoo2752 Před 3 lety

      Same

    • @Goldyyy
      @Goldyyy Před 3 lety +2

      Me: COMCAST

    • @coolbyjack
      @coolbyjack Před 3 lety

      @@BigPapiChi did you fix it?

    • @hfgat0507
      @hfgat0507 Před 3 lety

      LOL same!

  • @brassfish13
    @brassfish13 Před 3 lety +3

    **me sends meme to my friends on my phone while in the party**
    also me when i realize i had my wifi on: a d i o s

  • @OllieZn
    @OllieZn Před 3 lety +1

    it is ironic that while i was watching this my internet cut off

  • @tyzo4291
    @tyzo4291 Před 5 lety +501

    Wifi: disconnects
    Me: i unplug
    Mom: why do you always unplug! (Angry voice)
    Mom: plugs it back in
    Wifi: works
    Me:😒 no explanation will work

    • @iKingRPG
      @iKingRPG Před 4 lety +18

      i should put a smart plugs on mine so i can say "hey google, fix the internet"

    • @javaman2883
      @javaman2883 Před 4 lety +7

      @@iKingRPG Would not work though. When the internet stops, the Google Home and Alexa stop working, so they would not send the command to the smart plug.

    • @r.u.s.e3586
      @r.u.s.e3586 Před 4 lety +5

      @@javaman2883 I'm pretty sure Alexa can take custom offline commands.

    • @fusionfranny5785
      @fusionfranny5785 Před 4 lety +2

      100 like

    • @fourteevee
      @fourteevee Před 4 lety +3

      @@r.u.s.e3586 incorrect, however, the command would still go thru before the network properly disconnected. You would have to turn it on manually

  • @WRLDofJOHNNY
    @WRLDofJOHNNY Před 5 lety +53

    I STG I be playing 2k and then outta nowhere “WiFi connection lost.”

  • @UmaDevina
    @UmaDevina Před 2 lety

    I’ve came back to this video atleast 10 times within 3 years 😭

  • @JP-yw4wx
    @JP-yw4wx Před 2 lety +2

    I heard unplugging for 30 sec is optimum. This clears up all the stuff that's been put into it. 👌

  • @HudsonGTV
    @HudsonGTV Před 7 lety +99

    Every time the yellow exclamation point appears by the wifi icon, right clicking it and using the troubleshooter actually works for me most of the time. The one thing made my Microsoft that actually works!

    • @lexon8958
      @lexon8958 Před 6 lety

      HudsonGTV the only thing I FOUND THE APPLE FANBOY GUYS

    • @eltoons
      @eltoons Před 6 lety +2

      HudsonGTV but it says IP configuration utility has stopped working and it tells me to close the program and try again

    • @k3nnyo411
      @k3nnyo411 Před 6 lety +1

      HudsonGTV
      all it tells me is a cable is unplugged. which it isn't. trouble shooter is a worthless joke.

    • @funzosupport6922
      @funzosupport6922 Před 6 lety

      Thats not your router, thats local to your computer

    • @k3nnyo411
      @k3nnyo411 Před 6 lety

      Funzo Support
      Like a wireless network card?

  • @k1tdragon5
    @k1tdragon5 Před 7 lety +67

    that pun literally hertz.

    • @DankNova
      @DankNova Před 7 lety +3

      Kenny Tran pls no

    • @k1tdragon5
      @k1tdragon5 Před 7 lety +3

      DankNovaGaming
      I know, a shocking development, isn't it?

    • @MarkMuchane
      @MarkMuchane Před 7 lety +1

      Kenny Tran STOP

    • @k1tdragon5
      @k1tdragon5 Před 7 lety

      Mark Muchane
      That "command prompt" me to continue.

    • @NathanLautechy
      @NathanLautechy Před 7 lety

      change your pun mode(m)

  • @FirstLast-yq1ps
    @FirstLast-yq1ps Před rokem +1

    Linus, you taught me in 5 minutes what Bell took 3 months to teach.

  • @garyhamlin8798
    @garyhamlin8798 Před rokem +1

    There is another reason why your losing internet connections, that hardly anyone knows about... If your losing connections randomly or a few seconds to hours at a time, and if your using a cable modem with a TV splitter to connect your modem or gateway. The splitter going to the cable modem is going bad or is bad. Replace it and reboot your modem and router and it should run much faster and your connections will be solid. You might have one of those TV Splitters outside when it comes into your home.

  • @Mythbuster3808
    @Mythbuster3808 Před 7 lety +431

    When ur in a csgo competitive match and u have 3 mins to re connect.

    • @garrettma8802
      @garrettma8802 Před 7 lety +62

      Mythbuster3808 i have got so many bans and like 3 seven days cuz of this

    • @SpurnOfHumanity
      @SpurnOfHumanity Před 7 lety +3

      Fuck them for banning you. That's WAY overstepping their bounds. It's the same as with us gamers having the RIGHT to not play the game. Banning us for leaving in the middle of the round is WAY too much. Sure, penalize people if it was during a huge event but during a casual match that's total BULLSHIT.

    • @lostingames5657
      @lostingames5657 Před 7 lety +11

      They don't ban you for leaving casual matches, they ban you for leaving competitive. Besides, it's not they're fault you don't have the tools to run the game. They aren't responsible for catering to you because you spent 15$ on a game. The other 9 people in the match you just ruined by disconnecting also paid for it. They need the game to work for the majority.

    • @mwbgaming28
      @mwbgaming28 Před 7 lety +7

      +LostInGames
      they can't ban someone because their Internet fucked out
      that's like getting fired because some idiot crashed their car into you while you are on your way to work

    • @angryidahobusdriver
      @angryidahobusdriver Před 7 lety

      Mythbuster3808 lol

  • @notclayy8865
    @notclayy8865 Před 5 lety +38

    im just getting tired of completely disconnected from gta online when i have 4 bars. my internet literally goes from 100% to 0% in 1 second

    • @Yomamahouse180
      @Yomamahouse180 Před 5 lety

      Not Clayy same

    • @angelicalsam
      @angelicalsam Před 4 lety

      Tell me if you found out the problem

    • @notclayy8865
      @notclayy8865 Před 4 lety

      Zauxy well my problem was that my pc was on at the same time as my xbox but it fixed itself after a week or two and I was able to use them at the same time again

    • @seer4869
      @seer4869 Před 4 lety

      Same

    • @spicyfabulousmeat2347
      @spicyfabulousmeat2347 Před 4 lety +1

      Literally was at the end of the heist and everybody in the party was silent (turns out i lagged out the party and game 🙁)

  • @ziahsworld5252
    @ziahsworld5252 Před 3 lety

    I love his enthusiasm

  • @Skybreaker29
    @Skybreaker29 Před 3 lety +3

    When an Airplane passes by our place... wifi just disappears... imagine living near an airport 😤

  • @perinnikola
    @perinnikola Před 4 lety +168

    Anyone here after few days after internet decides over and over again to stop randomly while you are playing a game, hope this works

    • @naturegirl2110
      @naturegirl2110 Před 4 lety +32

      I'm about to put a bullet thru the the modem and router

    • @screenrecordhd2219
      @screenrecordhd2219 Před 4 lety

      Me to bro

    • @francom3476
      @francom3476 Před 4 lety

      same here, did you find a solution? it would help me a lot :)

    • @flamer38544
      @flamer38544 Před 4 lety

      @@naturegirl2110 same... same, but pellets.

    • @tylern6420
      @tylern6420 Před 4 lety

      I'm about to put a hulk through the router

  • @sukondisnuts8806
    @sukondisnuts8806 Před 5 lety +33

    2063 : overclocking a router to 6ghz with a liquid cooler

  • @lychee_batz..
    @lychee_batz.. Před 2 lety

    It’s so annoying when I’m doing schoolwork and my Internet randomly goes out.

  • @the_ali_a
    @the_ali_a Před 3 lety +1

    omg i just got a pulseway advert of linus. i assumed it was the video that started hahahah

  • @scorchyv2
    @scorchyv2 Před 5 lety +401

    This result is satisfying
    0.79 Mbps Download
    0.08 Mbps Upload
    Update: I move to another ISP a lot cheaper with 25 Mbps

    • @av28379
      @av28379 Před 5 lety +10

      1 byte sec download

    • @goldgg3358
      @goldgg3358 Před 5 lety +4

      SmokeZ that’s good

    • @chezburger1564
      @chezburger1564 Před 5 lety +5

      Wow I have 300 mb download

    • @ryou6453
      @ryou6453 Před 5 lety +2

      Scorchy ikr

    • @MrBrightSide622
      @MrBrightSide622 Před 5 lety +22

      SheMakeThatBackMove Internet speed is typically measured in Mbps (megabit per second) which is different from MBps(megabyte per second). Download speed is the most important unless you’re uploading a lot. 10-12 Mbps is enough for regular internet browsing. For gaming and video streaming more than 12Mbps is helpful. Over 20 Mbps helps get rid of that lag but YMMV. If there are multiple devices say 3-4 people gaming/video streaming then 50 Mbps or over would be better. For some ISPs they’ll give you a certain package of let’s say 45 Mbps however, your connection can vary and can actually reach up to 60 Mbps on occasion (at least that’s the case for me) but again YMMV.

  • @shanmukhshashankh2125
    @shanmukhshashankh2125 Před 3 lety +165

    4:40 me after saying bad morning to my teacher.

  • @progamer1125
    @progamer1125 Před 3 lety +1

    0:28 "Go over to your router (don't forget to take a hammer with you, just in case), and restart it. If the issue persists, try smashing the router with the hammer and change company when you buy a new one."

  • @shinyx23
    @shinyx23 Před rokem +1

    I can’t even change pages on any web without waiting a few minutes (usually more than 2) for it to load and then another few minutes to charge everything on the page makes me think i may be living in a mcdonalds

  • @habibah2083
    @habibah2083 Před 4 lety +57

    I’m using my data and this guys intro is so long get to the point my man! Thank thou😂

  • @patrick.taylor
    @patrick.taylor Před 6 lety +134

    The funny thing is, my internet connect stopped working while watching this. XD

  • @DrYeet2704
    @DrYeet2704 Před 3 lety

    It's when your FBI Agent is going to go on a smoke break.

  • @sachinchandwani4085
    @sachinchandwani4085 Před 2 lety +2

    When you are the only one who knows you can even reboot the router from your phone instead of plugging it in and out

  • @kaimei3476
    @kaimei3476 Před 6 lety +498

    My turns off randomly EVERYDAY

    • @BrandonTheGreatest
      @BrandonTheGreatest Před 6 lety +4

      mine too

    • @RatixZhd
      @RatixZhd Před 6 lety +4

      Frimga mine too

    • @Jake5537t
      @Jake5537t Před 6 lety +26

      Frimga
      Same all the time like every 5 minuets

    • @chrisvela4860
      @chrisvela4860 Před 6 lety +24

      Mine has started doing this shit since yesterday. That's why im here. It cut off like 5 times today.

    • @Jake5537t
      @Jake5537t Před 6 lety +4

      kill. Repeat.
      Mine has been doing it for about 6 months now

  • @Emelin-cr8nc
    @Emelin-cr8nc Před 7 lety +53

    Linus:"Update router frimeware!",how d faq I'm going to do that if I dont have internet??

    • @tfresh308
      @tfresh308 Před 7 lety +4

      Tutorials By Emelin why do you have a router in the first place?

    • @Emelin-cr8nc
      @Emelin-cr8nc Před 7 lety +2

      Tfresh ...

    • @Sembazuru
      @Sembazuru Před 7 lety +1

      Actually, my biggest issue with this piece of advice is I don't know the last time I've seen a FW update for a router. Most residential based internet hardware that I've seen almost seem to be abandonware. Or is that just NetGear falling down in that part of customer service?

    • @kyleherbig
      @kyleherbig Před 7 lety

      Open Source router firmware is updated more regularly, but requires some research to convert over to the new FOSS.

    • @atomicrhino7182
      @atomicrhino7182 Před 6 lety

      I have an ASUS router and that thing has updates once or twice a month

  • @mysterio6567
    @mysterio6567 Před 3 lety

    My internet stopped randomly while watching this randomly suggested video by youtube

  • @kinangeagle133
    @kinangeagle133 Před 3 lety +2

    Bold of you to say that restarting the router fixes it

  • @JustJacy_
    @JustJacy_ Před 3 lety +14

    That moment when the video you're watching continues to play even when the wifi connection is lost...

  • @bolgolby
    @bolgolby Před 4 lety +22

    Usually when my goes down its because the damn cat walked over the surge protector and flipped the off button. 😆

  • @rwdplz1
    @rwdplz1 Před 2 lety +1

    It's ALWAYS infrastructure failures OUTSIDE the house, and they happen WAY too often. What is the real cause? Why aren't current or former cable technicians talking about what REALLY goes on at ISP's?

  • @exposingproxystalkingorgan4164

    I like the maniacal laughing. It shows some excitement away from the dry usual presentation styles.

  • @ws.hicks14
    @ws.hicks14 Před 5 lety +69

    Techquickie: "...where its ventilation holes might get blocked by cables or dust"
    Me: ...or cats sleeping cozily on top of the router, sigh

  • @daviddiehl197
    @daviddiehl197 Před 5 lety +357

    Step one, DON'T USE XFINITY.

    • @aaliyamadison6801
      @aaliyamadison6801 Před 5 lety +18

      david diehl fuck xfinity

    • @smortboi1320
      @smortboi1320 Před 5 lety +3

      david diehl my condominium is legit smart as it doesn’t even support fios or other networks. Kinda wish my dad bought a duplex

    • @josephandry7682
      @josephandry7682 Před 5 lety +4

      I’m using It

    • @JakeFromStateFarmWithKhakis
      @JakeFromStateFarmWithKhakis Před 5 lety +29

      This is happening with my spectrum internet and fuck it, it’s dogshit

    • @thatsrac
      @thatsrac Před 4 lety +2

      Ashley Houghton do you live in Texas

  • @jordanmendoza812
    @jordanmendoza812 Před 3 lety +1

    Now I can say "fucking terrorists" whenever my internet goes out

  • @shmirie666
    @shmirie666 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Anyone else have to wait for the enternet to reconnect while watching the video on why it keeps coming and going

  • @redd_rl
    @redd_rl Před 7 lety +30

    do you wanna hear a joke?
    me too

    • @azn6689
      @azn6689 Před 7 lety +9

      You know it's spelled terabyte?

  • @RobTheSquire
    @RobTheSquire Před 6 lety +43

    strange how my hub goes down when only ONE machine is using it

  • @marklittler784
    @marklittler784 Před rokem

    I seem to have a badly routed telephone wire inside the house that was just placed under a floorboard that has been chaffing over the years squashing the wire so well worth tracing and checking conditions of wires and connections inside the home.

  • @BibleWisdomYE
    @BibleWisdomYE Před rokem

    My internet only works when my TV is on. If the TV is off for a little bit, all internet is gone