[ZebraRampage]

Okay guys, so on Friday I purchased Modern Warfare 2 for the PC since I now have a machine that can handle such games. I do use a wireless connection. On Friday night I installed it, and then I had to cancel halfway, because I thought it froze, but it actually does take a long time, so I uninstalled MW2 and reinstalled it. Steam was already installed, so I had no reason to uninstall it.

On Saturday I was playing the game fine, but later that night, when I wasn't playing the game the wireless connection became intermittent. It has continued to do so since then. The internet works if it's a wired connection.

I called verizon about it yesterday, since I have Fios, and I was told to change the channel on the router, and of course it eventually connected again, but it continued to be intermittent. I called them again today, and told that it has been messed up since I installed MW2 and Steam, and they suggested doing a system restore, and also resetting the router if the first didn't work. I did a system restore and continued to experience problems, so I reset the router, and it's working fine and here I am.

I guess this means that Steam affected the router settings, and I had to reset the router to get it back on track? I'm not really sure.

Another funny thing is that I have my desktop still, and when I went to turn it on and check something, the wireless g card that I have for it would turn on, and the internet would work. Then after shutting down the desktop, the internet ceased to work. I feel like maybe that wireless card was capable of talking to the router, while my laptop's card wasn't. My sister's iMac was having connectivity problems as well, just as another variable control.

Now, it seems to be working fine, and I'll mention if I lose my connection in the future, but it seems like it'll be okay. I'm just not sure if I should install MW2 and Steam again. I'm not really worried about losing my game progress, though it was probably saved on my steam account online, so I probably have nothing to worry about with that. I just hope I can install it again without having this problem occur because I know I won't be able to return the game for a full refund. What do you think I should do, and what do you think was the cause of this problem?