Bad Weather + Internet?

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I'm pretty sure that this is not supposed to happen but what are the possible reasons for my internet connection to go "Local"/Offline whenever I hear a roaring thunder outside? For some reason, whenever there's severe rain accompanied by thunder here in NY, my Verizon wireless connection dies for a few seconds then comes back up again. It keeps fcking going offline-online whenever I hear a thunder outside and it's starting to annoy the living crap out of me. Any suggestions on how to fix this bullshit? -_-

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Tinfoil?

Seriously, I bet you have DSL - mine used to go out when it got snow or ice on the phone lines. Lame.

Sorry, never figured it out, switched to cable and haven't looked back.

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Yeah, thinking of switching soon if I don't find a solution to it.