I have contacted the tech support by chating and by phone. Any who, I've checked all my cables, tried resetting modem/router, etc. I just got TB16 to replace my TB15 and I'm noticing that my Dell W3415U which is connected to my TB16 HDMI port goes blank for few seconds comes back every few hours. When it drops out I cannot connect to anything over the network, other machines, email, internet, etc. Every time the DSL drop, the dsl light on modem turn red. But tomorrow it will be 47 minutes past. To reconfirm, the internet only goes out for a second or two, and most of my devices use wifi, however devices/computers directly connected the the router/modem still lose connection at the same time. It becomes a hassle if I'm in the middle of a match in TF2, or if I'm raiding in World of Warcraft. Joined Nov 11, 2002 Messages 12,970. There is no problem, but its very annoying. In addition to the other excellent answers, I’ll ask: How do you know? However, the DSL still drop every hour. O/k then As per my last comment, you should get a tech out to investigate. Recently, lots of computer users complain that their PC or laptop screen goes black every few seconds: case 1. Although if the OP can tell us that the problem occurs every 12 or 24 hours, then that would indicate the potential for a problem with DHCP. techs. Refer this article to know more information about using the HP support assistant. Turn off the computer and wait five seconds. Here is my rig: CPU: i7-8700K. my internet cuts out every hour or so for 5-7 minutes. This may seem trivial to most people, and it really is for the most part, except I play a lot of online games. The router logs show this: When I load up my interent browser I will be connected fine, this connection may last for anything from 1 minute to a few hours, however mostly it cuts out every 5-10 minutes of browsing. IPv4 Connectivity cuts out for around 10 seconds every couple of minutes for an hour a few times a day. case 2. thank you. ok try this go to run type msconfig and startup tab uncheck everything and see if it still go blank. Wireless Internet goes out for a few seconds on the dot every hour. This raises an important question for the OP: what is meant by "WiFi goes out for a few seconds?" Try updating the BIOS and graphics drivers on your PC using HP support assistant. They run test and told me everything looks fine. Bear in mind that if the premises facing techs can not find or fix a problem at your home, it is they who are responsible for escalating it to their line / network / maintenance dept. Wireless Internet goes out for a few seconds on the dot every hour. The first 24 month contract was dirt cheap, and although the internet kept dropping it would do it for a few seconds / minutes at the most. It is just wrong not providing a fix to a problem some have been having for years. I'm noticing it due to that amount of Skype calls I'm doing at the moment. So this is a problem that has persisted for probably well over a year now. It does not seem like a normal drop out where I just need to reconnect, my browser will become unresponsive for 30 seconds - 2 minutes and the WiFi will change to limited. It goes black even when I am watching movies or browsing any time. Continously disconnects from my local wifi and cannot see mi wifi to reconnect to it. Internet drops for a few seconds every hour by Terito11068 Jul 24, 2014 11:37AM PDT So been having this issue where my internet drops for a few seconds once an hour. Then we renewed with them in December for a 1 year contract (taking advantage of the 3 months' half price offer) and overnight the connection became awful. Thread Starter. Jul 2, … My games lag every few seconds after a few minutes in-game I really need help with this, i've tried a lot to solve this, but i couldn't, it has turned out to be frustrating, and i desperately need a solution. When this happens, the ethernet WAN light turns off on the router. Try restoring the BIOS to default and check if it helps. Disconnecting from a game for even 5 seconds can sometimes be a huge deal. Reasons Why Internet Keeps Dropping . … Here is the Broadband Statistics on the modem: I have to disable/enable the adapter several times to reconnect and keep an stable link. MMOs and the sort... problem is lately that for the past 2-3 weeks, my computer has a habbit of cutting out for a few seconds then turning back on once more. Meanwhile my cheapest cell phone and other toshiba with Windows … The symptoms are a wireless connection that literally will drop out quickly for seconds at a time. We all need a solution, since in my house there are 2 students and a realtor. There is no time interval of it goes black it happens many a times a hour. She said she would quickly send me a new Panoramic modem that would completely solve my problem and provide me much better service for only $11 or so per month for the rest of my life. It's usually happens once for power on every 2 hours, but it will be more frequent after long-time running. Can anyone tell me what's wrong? It's quite frustrating. ... After an hour I have booted it, it is impossible to work. My internet goes out every couple of weeks. Open. So one day, it will be 23 minutes past the hour - 9:23, 10:23, 11: 23, etc. Here’s a tip that can get your wireless connection from dropping out repeatedly. ... 1 year ago. Computer randomly freezes for a few seconds multiple times a day I have had this problem for the last year. i am connected through the router into my modem. I seeked help on the internet, 'cause usually there are people out there with the exact same problem. About a month or two ago the chat support person said she had checked my service and had determined that my problem was a bad Cable Modem. Tried reverting back to … They don’t store a lot of energy, but can at times have just enough to keep a memory chip running for a few seconds. Waiting 10 seconds ensures that every capacitor is fully drained, and thus every bit of memory is cleared. My connection was fine until last Friday when it started dropping out approximately every half an hour, sometimes more sometimes less. If you are using a router (particularly a dual-band router), you’ll want to go into the wireless settings (usually under “setup”), and specify a channel. It is very annoying cause in the middle of playing my video games, i loose connection and i loose a bunch of stuff. The wired thing is, it's will be recover in 2-5 seconds, after few seconds of freezes, everything is good, just like nothing is happened, this make troubleshooting is much more harder. For me, every hour somewhere between quarter past and 25 past the hour my internet drops out. If you encounter Internet drops, there are multiple reasons why this can happen. Re: Internet drops for 5 seconds every ~20 minutes. if it matters, let me know how to check it. Itll come back on for a few seconds, then go right back off. We are longtime consumers for both landline and internet and they won't help, not even after threatening to cancel after many years. My PC: Lenovo c260 CPU: J2900 Ram: 4 GB Graphics: Intel HD 1. Like the video signal suddenly stopped or something. Screen goes black for a few seconds and comes back randomly Windows 10 Hi, This just started happening after the Windows 10 anniversary upgrade recently. Phoned them, went through all the checks etc, they send an engineer out. Hi. I can't diagnose this problem from a distance, but I can suggest a few tests that will help you help yourself. Other times it would turn black for a few seconds and it would flicker as well." No driver installed The screen goes black at random times for 2 seconds or so and comes back and it is quite annoying at times. Tried reinstalling the display drivers 2. Check out how to fix WiFi connection issues in Windows 10 to have stable internet connection. Jul 2, 2014 #2 Check the lease time in the router . It's now set up with the router in front of my computer (ont -> router -> computer), and the internet goes out every 2 hours on the dot for about 3 seconds, which is long enough to kick me off teamspeak, ventrilo, skype, and any game I'm currently playing. The modem is 2wire gateway 2701HG-B. I get these blackscreens that lasts for a few seconds, sometimes 3-4, sometimes <1. If I leave it long enough the connection will restore itself, or I have to either reboot my machine or disable then enable the network connections. My monitor goes black for few seconds and comes back on. 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