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Help with modem/connection (dial up)
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<blockquote data-quote="D3v1L80Y" data-source="post: 529840" data-attributes="member: 2960"><p>"Good" company or not, dial up is antiquated technology. With more and more companies focusing on their high-speed options, dial up get less and less attention and upkeep. The technology itself is spotty at best and pretty much has been from the start. You could have been getting a decent connection for a long time and then suddenly one day... poof... it turns to crap. It happened to me all the time when I still had dial up.</p><p></p><p>Any number of factors can be adding to the difficulty in your connection and it probably isn't anything to do with your hardware or software.</p><p></p><p>If you live in a area with no high-speed options, then what's left of the dial up lines will be clogged with traffic. Traditional phone lines were never intended to be used in that fashion. That being the case, the more people trying to use the network, the harder it will be to connect at times. If you have an alternative dial up number, try it. If you don't know or aren't sure if there is one, call your ISP to find out.</p><p> </p><p>The inside wiring of your home can lead to connection difficulties. Older homes might need to have the wiring replaced. Some jacks might give a better connection than others. You might want to try to connect from a different jack if you can.</p><p></p><p>The phone company could be doing work on the lines. That could affect your connection sometimes.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Basically, with dial up many of the "connection problems" are beyond your actual control. Many times, nothing you do on your end will alleviate things or make your connection any faster or more solid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="D3v1L80Y, post: 529840, member: 2960"] "Good" company or not, dial up is antiquated technology. With more and more companies focusing on their high-speed options, dial up get less and less attention and upkeep. The technology itself is spotty at best and pretty much has been from the start. You could have been getting a decent connection for a long time and then suddenly one day... poof... it turns to crap. It happened to me all the time when I still had dial up. Any number of factors can be adding to the difficulty in your connection and it probably isn't anything to do with your hardware or software. If you live in a area with no high-speed options, then what's left of the dial up lines will be clogged with traffic. Traditional phone lines were never intended to be used in that fashion. That being the case, the more people trying to use the network, the harder it will be to connect at times. If you have an alternative dial up number, try it. If you don't know or aren't sure if there is one, call your ISP to find out. The inside wiring of your home can lead to connection difficulties. Older homes might need to have the wiring replaced. Some jacks might give a better connection than others. You might want to try to connect from a different jack if you can. The phone company could be doing work on the lines. That could affect your connection sometimes. Basically, with dial up many of the "connection problems" are beyond your actual control. Many times, nothing you do on your end will alleviate things or make your connection any faster or more solid. [/QUOTE]
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