One more question...... What does the Modem port speed actually do????? Earthlink had me set mine down at one point and then had me set it max at 115200. Neither helped with the connection but would like to know what it is supposed to do. Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: RogerX19
To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 10:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Simply Computers] Bad dial up connection
Al,
You may be right about the phone lines being the problem.
Any electrical noise on the line can interfere with the connection.
One test I use is to lift the receiver on a telephone that is on the same line, press one of the dial keys once (which kills the dial tone for a few seconds) and just listen.
If I hear any clicks, pops, whines, etc. I call the phone company and report it to them. They'll check it out.
rogerX
--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "Al Stum" <al_stum@...> wrote:
>
> > Only one DSL provider here and can't afford that. We live on fixed income.
>
>
> Mollie,
>
> Your problem is probably with the phone lines themselves. I live in the
> country 6 miles from the nearest town and it, not counting the college, is
> less than 10,000 people. Over the years my dial up has consistently got
> worse as the area grows. I have logged on as low as 46 with actual download
> speeds of .9 kb. I now do all my downloads or uploads in the middle of the
> night when the lines are freed up and businesses are shut down.
>
> The last time I had the phone company check my lines all the did was move my
> connection to another twisted pair in the cable, telling me the main line
> must have been hit with lightning several times because there were only a
> few connections left in the cable with the rest being burnt out.
>
> AL
>
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