My modem locks up?? ..its a broadband USB speedtouch thing that Tiscali gave me for the internet ... I am fin e browsing the web for ages maybe an hour or two then the pages begin to freeze and sit ther e connecting but not getting through ... I unplug it and wait until I hear the sound of a usb device disconnected sound, then plug it back in ..once it redetects then its fin e for a few hours more ..also if I leave the PC and come back later it wont connect unless I do the whole unplug/plug back in thing ..its no biggie just another minor annoyance that adds to the whole annoying experience ..lol

Jules

 

try and ethernet cable usb is never good for internet