O.T. question about online games.+

ambercole
ambercole Posts: 426
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My teen son has been playing an online game lately (Adventure Quest?) Well, since he has started playing it my internet has been lagging really bad ( have dsl). Youtube videos dont load anymore or just stop half way through and sometimes all i get is a blank screen when I search for stuff on google. I have AVG and have done a scan and it finds nothing. I have also cleared all the cookies and cache. Not sure where else to go from here. Please help. Thanks.

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  • Frozen300
    Frozen300 Posts: 223 Member
    Restrict his internet time, or turn off the game all together. My kids think I'm cruel for not allowing MMO's, but I'm not letting them burn away my internet and sit there like lumps for hours on end. I did enough of that in my youth and it was a huge waste of time.
  • ambercole
    ambercole Posts: 426
    Restrict his internet time, or turn off the game all together. My kids think I'm cruel for not allowing MMO's, but I'm not letting them burn away my internet and sit there like lumps for hours on end. I did enough of that in my youth and it was a huge waste of time.

    I have stopped letting him play the game but i'm not sure how to speed my internet back up to where it was.
  • Frozen300
    Frozen300 Posts: 223 Member
    wut? Your internet should have kicked up after that. Change the password to your wireless, someone might be helping themselves....
  • ScatteredThoughts
    ScatteredThoughts Posts: 3,562 Member
    Are you sure the problems began when he started playing the game? Depending on the game, another player could be irate, and trying to mess with your internet connection. Try a quick power off/on of your modem or router.
  • Mctree20
    Mctree20 Posts: 137
    Do an online test of your internet speed. If it's lower then what you are paying for, contact your ISP.
  • Turtlehurdle
    Turtlehurdle Posts: 412
    TELL HIM TO STOP WATCHING PORN.

    END OF PROBLEM
  • doorki
    doorki Posts: 2,576 Member
    malwarebytes....run it.
  • Turtlehurdle
    Turtlehurdle Posts: 412
    Seriously though, when someone says "I'm lagging real bad" in an online game, the immediate response everyone gives is "stop downloading porn".

    Might want to turn on the parental controls..........

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