So, A Bad Connection

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Hi, on2see here. I need a little help.
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If you check the history page, and see this edit, you can see an IP address doing this. I created my sig template page from school, which has both a fast and reliable connection, which will actually remember my Wikipedia cookies!
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I use this satellite connection, which, as it says on the page for it, is known for using IP swapping for each of its consumers, meaning that since the IP I logged into from was recently swapped, I'm not even considered logged in anymore.

Now, I want to make Wikipedia edits quite badly from home, but thanks to this horrible connection, I have to accept that I'm not taking credit (not having my edit reflected onto my contribs page, and that isn't fun. I can't take advantage of the benefits of being logged in to the wiki. So, consider the following:

  • I can't edit pages that are locked so only registered (and logged in!) users can edit them.
  • I can't use a different theme.
  • I can't vote on anything that logged in users can! (such as here)

So.. How can I make this work out? I want to login quite badly... actually, Wikipedia isn't the only wiki that is problematic with login for me. This wiki won't even work for me either... yet some other MediaWiki sites work perfectly. Any help with this? Ξon2see talkcontribsΞ

  • Well, it would appear as though logging in through AOL (they use their proxy) fixes the problem, although this is using IE. Oh well. Ξon2see talkcontribsΞ
Hi, I had the same shitty ISP for years. The solution to your problem is to edit through https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Main_Page instead of regular Wikipedia. Careful when you click on diffs. -- Chris chat edits essays 03:56, 23 September 2006 (UTC)Reply
Well, that eliminates the need to use AOL. But, this connection still has trouble using secure sites, like online banking, or shopping online (and on their commercial they BRAGGED about how great it was (Sheesh D:). Heh. Ξon2see talkcontribsΞ

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