Re: [OT] Dialup / ISP advice pls!

["Simon Coates" <ecolume@xxxxxxx>]

>Firstly, the modem (56k) only ever connects at 33,600bps. I did ask,
and
>apparently there used to be a second line, so I guess it might be
DACS'd(?)
>sound right? If so, can this be reversed?

Not sure it would even reach 33.6k if it was.  Is the phone line out in the
'sticks' with few other houses nearby? - if so then a single analogue line
may have been split.  If it has then the unit can be removed and you would
get a single standard analogue line.  It would be sited in the closest
available BT connection box.

OR, it may just be a bad phone line/connection, and the modem is dropping
to
33.6k.  That could also explain the disconnections.

Regards

Simon

----- Original Message -----
From: Justin <justin@xxxxxxx>
To: UKHA <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: 29 January 2002 21:45
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Dialup / ISP advice pls!


> Sorry to ask, but I have been off dialup for over a year and am out of
> touch!
> Recently I set-up a PC for my brother and he has been having loads of
> trouble with dialup.
> Firstly, the modem (56k) only ever connects at 33,600bps. I did ask,
and
> apparently there used to be a second line, so I guess it might be
DACS'd(?)
> sound right? If so, can this be reversed?
>
> Secondly, he is using Freeserve, on my recommendation, as I found them
> pretty good in the past. The problem is that the connection seems to
drop
> all the time! it might go 10, 15 20 mins, but no more. Anyone here
with
> Freeserve? Are they just crap, or is there another explanation?
>
> Help greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> Justin.
>
>
>
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