Why Does The Internet Freeze ?

Replies: 4 | Post Date: 1 month ago | User: Paddy | Forums: answers.yahoo.com
I am using a 3gb vodafone dongle which i have used on another laptop with no problems. Just on this computer the internet is always freezing which is annoying. Can anyone please tell me if this can be fixed as i don't know is there something wrong with the dongle or the modem of the computer. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this i would really appreciate it.

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