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"Don" wrote in
: Snipola Same here, and this is a really bad dialup. Can't get on at all some days. Poor dialup and poor phone lines. Thanks Sprint. Check out Starband if you get the chance. They are based on a technology developed in Israel and they stay on top of it. I can't really give a recommendation at this point as it hasn't been installed yet, but I am optomistic. I've been with Earthlink for a few years and when I moved and started using a new dial-up nodes, I started having problems staying connected. I couldn't figure out the problem other than to suspect just a bad line. I mentioned the problem to tech support once when I was calling regarding something else and he suggested changing the com port speed down to 57600. I was set to maximum at 115200. Didn't help. But this sparked a memory. I was BBS'ing in DOS before the internet and Windows and I recalled that in the good old days that we used talk to the modems directly to set it's parameters. No Windows "plug & pray" to interfere and muck things up. To make a long story short I went into my windows modem setting and added extra commands to force the modem to connect at a specific speed. I started low and worked my way up till I started having problems again then dropped back one. Now I connect as fast as my line noise will allow without losing the connection. If you have the knowledge you may want to try something similar. It may simply be that your modem is trying to connect at a speed higher than the phone line can handle and it needs to be manually throttled back. Snipola I ventured up that way once, went to Knotts Berry Farm, saw Chuck Berry play & do his *chicken walk*, back in 1980. Knott's, been there, done that, got the T-shirt, many times....used to work there. Brian |
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"Don" wrote in
: Snipola Same here, and this is a really bad dialup. Can't get on at all some days. Poor dialup and poor phone lines. Thanks Sprint. Check out Starband if you get the chance. They are based on a technology developed in Israel and they stay on top of it. I can't really give a recommendation at this point as it hasn't been installed yet, but I am optomistic. I've been with Earthlink for a few years and when I moved and started using a new dial-up nodes, I started having problems staying connected. I couldn't figure out the problem other than to suspect just a bad line. I mentioned the problem to tech support once when I was calling regarding something else and he suggested changing the com port speed down to 57600. I was set to maximum at 115200. Didn't help. But this sparked a memory. I was BBS'ing in DOS before the internet and Windows and I recalled that in the good old days that we used talk to the modems directly to set it's parameters. No Windows "plug & pray" to interfere and muck things up. To make a long story short I went into my windows modem setting and added extra commands to force the modem to connect at a specific speed. I started low and worked my way up till I started having problems again then dropped back one. Now I connect as fast as my line noise will allow without losing the connection. If you have the knowledge you may want to try something similar. It may simply be that your modem is trying to connect at a speed higher than the phone line can handle and it needs to be manually throttled back. Snipola I ventured up that way once, went to Knotts Berry Farm, saw Chuck Berry play & do his *chicken walk*, back in 1980. Knott's, been there, done that, got the T-shirt, many times....used to work there. Brian |
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"Skywise" wrote in message . 77.206... "Don" wrote in : Snipola Same here, and this is a really bad dialup. Can't get on at all some days. Poor dialup and poor phone lines. Thanks Sprint. Check out Starband if you get the chance. They are based on a technology developed in Israel and they stay on top of it. I can't really give a recommendation at this point as it hasn't been installed yet, but I am optomistic. I've been with Earthlink for a few years and when I moved and started using a new dial-up nodes, I started having problems staying connected. I couldn't figure out the problem other than to suspect just a bad line. I mentioned the problem to tech support once when I was calling regarding something else and he suggested changing the com port speed down to 57600. I was set to maximum at 115200. Didn't help. But this sparked a memory. I was BBS'ing in DOS before the internet and Windows and I recalled that in the good old days that we used talk to the modems directly to set it's parameters. No Windows "plug & pray" to interfere and muck things up. To make a long story short I went into my windows modem setting and added extra commands to force the modem to connect at a specific speed. I started low and worked my way up till I started having problems again then dropped back one. Now I connect as fast as my line noise will allow without losing the connection. If you have the knowledge you may want to try something similar. It may simply be that your modem is trying to connect at a speed higher than the phone line can handle and it needs to be manually throttled back. Hey Brian, I too, was pre-windows, doing BBS's back about 1992 or so. But I have forgotten most of the modem language. Can you enlighten me? I changed modem setting from 115.2 to 57.6 and other speeds, but see little difference. Was with Earthlink for awhile but when I canceled it took a year to get them to stop charging my AMEX card. Let me know you're modem strings. I'll be obligin' to ya! Snipola I ventured up that way once, went to Knotts Berry Farm, saw Chuck Berry play & do his *chicken walk*, back in 1980. Knott's, been there, done that, got the T-shirt, many times....used to work there. Brian |
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"Skywise" wrote in message . 77.206... "Don" wrote in : Snipola Same here, and this is a really bad dialup. Can't get on at all some days. Poor dialup and poor phone lines. Thanks Sprint. Check out Starband if you get the chance. They are based on a technology developed in Israel and they stay on top of it. I can't really give a recommendation at this point as it hasn't been installed yet, but I am optomistic. I've been with Earthlink for a few years and when I moved and started using a new dial-up nodes, I started having problems staying connected. I couldn't figure out the problem other than to suspect just a bad line. I mentioned the problem to tech support once when I was calling regarding something else and he suggested changing the com port speed down to 57600. I was set to maximum at 115200. Didn't help. But this sparked a memory. I was BBS'ing in DOS before the internet and Windows and I recalled that in the good old days that we used talk to the modems directly to set it's parameters. No Windows "plug & pray" to interfere and muck things up. To make a long story short I went into my windows modem setting and added extra commands to force the modem to connect at a specific speed. I started low and worked my way up till I started having problems again then dropped back one. Now I connect as fast as my line noise will allow without losing the connection. If you have the knowledge you may want to try something similar. It may simply be that your modem is trying to connect at a speed higher than the phone line can handle and it needs to be manually throttled back. Hey Brian, I too, was pre-windows, doing BBS's back about 1992 or so. But I have forgotten most of the modem language. Can you enlighten me? I changed modem setting from 115.2 to 57.6 and other speeds, but see little difference. Was with Earthlink for awhile but when I canceled it took a year to get them to stop charging my AMEX card. Let me know you're modem strings. I'll be obligin' to ya! Snipola I ventured up that way once, went to Knotts Berry Farm, saw Chuck Berry play & do his *chicken walk*, back in 1980. Knott's, been there, done that, got the T-shirt, many times....used to work there. Brian |
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"Don" wrote in
: Snipola Hey Brian, I too, was pre-windows, doing BBS's back about 1992 or so. But I have forgotten most of the modem language. Can you enlighten me? I changed modem setting from 115.2 to 57.6 and other speeds, but see little difference. Was with Earthlink for awhile but when I canceled it took a year to get them to stop charging my AMEX card. Let me know you're modem strings. I'll be obligin' to ya! Snipola Ok, this is for an external USRobotics 56K Sporster Fax Modem running on Windows 98se. Go into Control Panel double click "Modems" highlight your modem click on "Properties" select the "Connection" tab click on "Advanced" in the box for "Extra settings" add the following codes... &N27 &U26 These settings tell my modem to connect at only 41333. The &N command sets the max speed and &U the min speed. If you still have problems try reducing the values by one until things work best (ie &N26 &U25). When testing, I left the settings alone for a week at a time so I could get a feel for if it was working right before changing. If these setting don't do anything or if your modem is not the same, the command set may be different for you. To see what it is launch Hyperterminal and without making a connection, type in the commands "AT?" and/or "AT&?". Most modems recognize these as help commands and will list the command set. In my case it is a big listing. Look for settings regarding maximum and//or minimum connect rates. I would think that when you install a modem the drivers would install a special settings dialog and allow you to make these settings easily, with point and click gui. Hope this helps (and makes sense!!). Brian |
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"Don" wrote in
: Snipola Hey Brian, I too, was pre-windows, doing BBS's back about 1992 or so. But I have forgotten most of the modem language. Can you enlighten me? I changed modem setting from 115.2 to 57.6 and other speeds, but see little difference. Was with Earthlink for awhile but when I canceled it took a year to get them to stop charging my AMEX card. Let me know you're modem strings. I'll be obligin' to ya! Snipola Ok, this is for an external USRobotics 56K Sporster Fax Modem running on Windows 98se. Go into Control Panel double click "Modems" highlight your modem click on "Properties" select the "Connection" tab click on "Advanced" in the box for "Extra settings" add the following codes... &N27 &U26 These settings tell my modem to connect at only 41333. The &N command sets the max speed and &U the min speed. If you still have problems try reducing the values by one until things work best (ie &N26 &U25). When testing, I left the settings alone for a week at a time so I could get a feel for if it was working right before changing. If these setting don't do anything or if your modem is not the same, the command set may be different for you. To see what it is launch Hyperterminal and without making a connection, type in the commands "AT?" and/or "AT&?". Most modems recognize these as help commands and will list the command set. In my case it is a big listing. Look for settings regarding maximum and//or minimum connect rates. I would think that when you install a modem the drivers would install a special settings dialog and allow you to make these settings easily, with point and click gui. Hope this helps (and makes sense!!). Brian |
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Hey Brian, thanks alot, I'll give it a try.
"Skywise" wrote in message . 77.206... "Don" wrote in : Snipola Hey Brian, I too, was pre-windows, doing BBS's back about 1992 or so. But I have forgotten most of the modem language. Can you enlighten me? I changed modem setting from 115.2 to 57.6 and other speeds, but see little difference. Was with Earthlink for awhile but when I canceled it took a year to get them to stop charging my AMEX card. Let me know you're modem strings. I'll be obligin' to ya! Snipola Ok, this is for an external USRobotics 56K Sporster Fax Modem running on Windows 98se. Go into Control Panel double click "Modems" highlight your modem click on "Properties" select the "Connection" tab click on "Advanced" in the box for "Extra settings" add the following codes... &N27 &U26 These settings tell my modem to connect at only 41333. The &N command sets the max speed and &U the min speed. If you still have problems try reducing the values by one until things work best (ie &N26 &U25). When testing, I left the settings alone for a week at a time so I could get a feel for if it was working right before changing. If these setting don't do anything or if your modem is not the same, the command set may be different for you. To see what it is launch Hyperterminal and without making a connection, type in the commands "AT?" and/or "AT&?". Most modems recognize these as help commands and will list the command set. In my case it is a big listing. Look for settings regarding maximum and//or minimum connect rates. I would think that when you install a modem the drivers would install a special settings dialog and allow you to make these settings easily, with point and click gui. Hope this helps (and makes sense!!). Brian |
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Hey Brian, thanks alot, I'll give it a try.
"Skywise" wrote in message . 77.206... "Don" wrote in : Snipola Hey Brian, I too, was pre-windows, doing BBS's back about 1992 or so. But I have forgotten most of the modem language. Can you enlighten me? I changed modem setting from 115.2 to 57.6 and other speeds, but see little difference. Was with Earthlink for awhile but when I canceled it took a year to get them to stop charging my AMEX card. Let me know you're modem strings. I'll be obligin' to ya! Snipola Ok, this is for an external USRobotics 56K Sporster Fax Modem running on Windows 98se. Go into Control Panel double click "Modems" highlight your modem click on "Properties" select the "Connection" tab click on "Advanced" in the box for "Extra settings" add the following codes... &N27 &U26 These settings tell my modem to connect at only 41333. The &N command sets the max speed and &U the min speed. If you still have problems try reducing the values by one until things work best (ie &N26 &U25). When testing, I left the settings alone for a week at a time so I could get a feel for if it was working right before changing. If these setting don't do anything or if your modem is not the same, the command set may be different for you. To see what it is launch Hyperterminal and without making a connection, type in the commands "AT?" and/or "AT&?". Most modems recognize these as help commands and will list the command set. In my case it is a big listing. Look for settings regarding maximum and//or minimum connect rates. I would think that when you install a modem the drivers would install a special settings dialog and allow you to make these settings easily, with point and click gui. Hope this helps (and makes sense!!). Brian |
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