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- 1Frustration boils over over slow, unreliable internet connections●Flapping connections searching for open ports, crawling speeds littered with noise, kbits mbs MBs, not a single GBS, pac
A complaint about decaying internet infrastructure is drawing attention: connections that flap in and out, ports hunted for signal, speeds stuck in kilobits and megabits rather than gigabits, and packets lost across noisy lines. The critique targets outdated copper wiring, aging DSLAM equipment and cheap modems that struggle to deliver modern data rates despite space-age hardware elsewhere.
- 2User resolves week-long WiFi problem on old MacBook Air after Ubuntu update●et donc j'ai trouvé la solution, après une semaine à galérer avec le téléphone comme modem USB pour l'ordi portable. Ça
A French-speaking user says he solved a week of frustration tethering his phone as a USB modem for his laptop, concluding that a recent Ubuntu update broke compatibility with the WiFi driver of his old 2013 MacBook Air. He says he eventually fixed it using a tool, and shared the experience with others online.