Re: [Simply Computers] Bad dial up connection

 

Hi Dorothy,

I have had the same problem you currently have. It usually indicates a
lot of moisture condensing on the jack. Putting a new jack a few feet
higher than the first one may solve the problem.

Fred

On Thu, 2011-09-01 at 14:23 -0400, Dorothy G wrote:
>
> Hi. Dorothy here. I want to thank all of you for helping me, I am
> still
> working on some
> of the suggestions.
>
> I live in Florida and would like to suggest that Mollie check her
> phone
> jacks. I had a
> problem one time with bad dial-up, and we had a friend that worked for
> the
> phone company. He came over and there was some corrosion in a couple
> of our
> jacks. He replaced a couple and used a brush to get the corrosion out
> of
> the phone jack.
> Now, when I have static on any phone the first thing I do is check to
> see if
> any of the jacks have corrosion. I use a toothbrush now and haven't
> had a
> problem.
>
> Dorothy
>
> I would check your telephone junction box outside. Back when I had
> dial
> up mine would get worse whenever it rained because the box was leaky.
> You may find some old corroded wires in there.
>
> Norm Higgs
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> On 2011-08-31 8:57 AM, Mollie wrote:
> > Thats what i have been doing for a month John but reconnecting 20/30
> times
> > to get 49.3 has got old.
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