Anyone having problems with internet connection? (Maxnet)

For the last week or so I've been having intermittent connection problems via TT&T Maxnet. I can browse some websites OK, however most sites I visit return a page load error, address not found or time out error. If I refresh the pages several times I eventually get there, sometimes its not possible to load pages at all. Same problems downloading POP mail too!

I thought it may be a wireless connection problem but ruled that out when I connected directly to the router.

I usually overcome connection problems by resetting the ADSL or disconnecting the power for several seconds, however this does not make a difference any more.

If I connect via GPRS I can browse the web without any problems. I'd like to know if others are having the same problems before I call Maxnet.

Yes, Lee I have been having the exact same problems with Maxnet DSL. My wife has an internet shop and reports the same with her service. Sometimes it works well (like right now). I attribute it to heavy traffic, maybe they are oversubscribed? If you find out anything useful, let us know.

BTW what is GPRS?

Cheers Jim, I'll give them a call later today and see what the problem is.

GPRS = http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Pa ... io_Service

Can fully confirm these problems. You know, after three years Internet in LOS I just don't care anymore. They all suck. The providers, their technicians, their hardware, their planning...they will solve this problem only for another one to show up in a short amount of time...

You remember the thread where we discussed POP mail and SMTP2go? It ended up with me finding two good working alternatives with my german account. A short time later they (Thailand) successfully stopped these working. Now maxnet is the only way to send mails for me. And I am 100% sure as soon as I would buy the SMTP2go account they would prevent this from working too! TIT!

Thanks guys, I now know what a GPRS is. i read the Wiki article and it may as well have been written in Greek (or Thai script - even worse). You know, I first learned computers on an IBM 650 in the early sixties. Learned machine language, wrote and debugged my own technical programs. Now I can barely operate my DVD remote. It's hell being a dinosaur. Fortunately, my TW is a computer wiz, which is the only way I could ever hope to play on here.

Techland wrote:You remember the thread where we discussed POP mail and SMTP2go?

Yes I remember that thread. I actually invested in the SMTP2go service a short while after because I was having so many problems with maxnet's SMTP. It worked OK for a while and then stopped working all of a sudden. They (smtp2go) advised changing the port settings which I did and it worked OK, but only for a short while. After switching between ports several times I gave up. t wouldn't surprise me if TT&T were blocking access to certain ports.

I can now send mail via TT&T SMTP albeit slowly, when I have problems with certain emails I have to disconnect and use GPRS or webmail. For some bizarre reason I'm unable to send emails via info at udonmap.com, however all other accounts are working. TT&T did block this a while back but didn't explain why and unblocked it for me, now it's blocked again so I will have to call them again to sort it out.

Lee,Exactly same problems with TT&T Maxnet,Even MOST of the "Reliable "Websites come back as Page Load Error.......

Oh well. it's nice to know I'm not the only one.

Wish i hadn't filled in that ThaiVisa internet survey so quickly.

Galee wrote:Oh well. it's nice to know I'm not the only one.

Wish i hadn't filled in that ThaiVisa internet survey so quickly.

Galee, I'M Glad you brought that up,as right after I filled it in & sent it My PC Kept popping out with a message that YOU ( I ) Have a CORRUPT File,Then it went to a Blank Screen and I had to take my PC to the shop,and it turned out that it had affected Windows and I had to have it Cleaned & They had to RELOAD A new Windows Programme,causing me to lose ALL my History.....

Wow, Bummer. Maybe I had a lucky escape.

lee wrote:I actually invested in the SMTP2go service a short while after because I was having so many problems with maxnet's SMTP. It worked OK for a while and then stopped working all of a sudden. They (smtp2go) advised changing the port settings which I did and it worked OK, but only for a short while. After switching between ports several times I gave up. t wouldn't surprise me if TT&T were blocking access to certain ports.

Wow! They really dared to do it! Thanks for the follow up, though, good info.

I have noticed some slowness and the odd page needed a double refresh to load up. Seems coincident with a visit from a Maxnet chap who was updating the service agreement as it seems there was some data missing from the original application done last year. He also said that I was now getting 4Mb service instead of 3Mb for the same price 'as standard' although I have never bothered checking as it always seems fast enough for my purposes. Maybe it's something to do with this 'upgrade'?

It has been so slow this evening, that I thought that I was back to dialup and 1995. Pages aren't timing out, but they're taking minutes to fully load.