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  2. Troubleshoot a broadband internet connection - AOL Help

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    Check the physical connection - A loose cable or cord can often be the cause of a connection problem. Make sure everything is securely connected to the wall and device. 3. Reboot your modem/router - Sometimes the old "turn it off and on again" approach actually does work! Just wait about five minutes before turning it back on to make sure ...

  3. List of HTTP status codes - Wikipedia

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    This class of status code indicates the client must take additional action to complete the request. Many of these status codes are used in URL redirection. [2]A user agent may carry out the additional action with no user interaction only if the method used in the second request is GET or HEAD.

  4. Broadband - Wikipedia

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    In telecommunications, broadband or high speed is the wide-bandwidth data transmission that exploits signals at a wide spread of frequencies or several different simultaneous frequencies, and is used in fast Internet access. The transmission medium can be coaxial cable, optical fiber, wireless Internet , twisted pair cable, or satellite.

  5. Wireless Internet service provider - Wikipedia

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    Initially, WISPs were only found in rural areas not covered by cable television or DSL. [4] There were 879 Wi-Fi based WISPs in the Czech Republic as of May 2008, [5] [6] making it the country with most Wi-Fi access points in the whole EU.; [7] [8] which was a consequence of the then de facto monopoly of the former telecom operator on fixed data networks.

  6. WiMAX - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi uses the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radio frequency bands to provide access to a local network. Wi-Fi is far more popular in end-user devices. Wi-Fi runs on the Media Access Control's CSMA/CA protocol, which is connectionless and contention based, whereas WiMAX runs a connection-oriented MAC. WiMAX and Wi-Fi have quite different QoS mechanisms:

  7. Wireless ad hoc network - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi ad hoc uses the unlicensed ISM 2.4 GHz radios. They can also be used on 5.8 GHz radios. The higher the frequency, such as those of 300 GHz, absorption of the signal will be more predominant. Army tactical radios usually employ a variety of UHF and SHF radios, including those of VHF to provide a variety of communication modes. At the 800 ...

  8. Digital telephone electrical interference - Wikipedia

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    This kind of interference is often caused by the activation or deactivation of an electrical device, where the noise burst is sufficient to cause a broadband connection to resync. [2] Repetitive Electrical Impulse Noise (REIN): REIN involves interference from an external power source that impacts ADSL broadband or other telecommunications signals.

  9. Long-range Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

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    Long-range Wi-Fi is used for low-cost, unregulated point-to-point computer network connections, as an alternative to other fixed wireless, cellular networks or satellite Internet access. Wi-Fi networks have a range that's limited by the frequency, transmission power, antenna type, the location they're used in, and the environment. [ 1 ]