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Thread ID: 35887	2003-07-24 11:20:00	Internet connection pauses.	Caesius (3758)	Press F1

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162592	2003-07-24 11:20:00	Got a small problem with my 56k dial-up at the moment, it'll work fine for a while but then suddenly 'pause'. Buy pause I mean that no bytes are being sent or recieved even though I am loading a page. This can happen anywhere from 30 seconds to having to reconnect to get anywhere. I'm using Netscape 7.0 and Windows 98 Does anyone have a solution?	Caesius (3758)
162593	2003-07-24 11:24:00	Used to be a very common problem (when I was on dial-up). It was cured when I installed an external hardware (RS232 connected) modem in place of the PCI internal modem. I have no explanation however, other than some software or hardware issue may have interacted with the software driven modem? It did not seem to be related to an overloaded ISP server, as you say it would just "pause" then carry on (or not)	godfather (25)
162594	2003-07-24 23:05:00	That also happened to me all the time when I had an internal modem. Like Godfather, changing to an external hardware modem eliminated the problem.	Susan B (19)
162595	2003-07-25 00:35:00	Like Godfather, changing to an external hardware modem eliminated the problem Likewise	Scouse (83)
162596	2003-07-25 01:15:00	I used to have that problem too, with an internal PCI modem. But I got Jetstream when it became available, and now the pauses have gone away.	Andrew B (867)
162597	2003-07-25 09:16:00	or!!! you have a crapy ISP, and they don't have much bandwidth, so it all gets used up, then you have to wait in the cue to get your information, and hence the wait for data to come back.	roofus (483)
162598	2003-07-25 10:53:00	when i had a p 100 i bought a 56k internal modem and it paused heaps and it disconnected all the time, but i got given an old external 9 k modem and it solved that problem. But i would say if its a modern computer it is either a modem prob or a connection prob or you have call waiting, or a crook phone. Try unplugging all your phones or sky digital(if you have sky).	sandyb (3901)
162599	2003-07-26 01:17:00	Think your self lucky. I live in the country where there are billions of electric fences from here to the nearest exchange. It's unusual to have more than 5 mins solid data transmission before it stops permanently or hangs up. A Dynalink external modem (sold as a "rural" modem) helped but only a bit. Get a string from your ISP to slow your modem down eg: www.ihug.co.nz which helps to keep data flowing slower but more steadily. We'll be getting fibre optic lines soon so I'm ecstatic - full 56k bandwidth!!! Actually I have Ultra which kicks arse when and only when the data is sent consistantly down the phone line. Good luck Steve	drsteve (1777)
162600	2003-07-26 01:23:00	I have that whenever somebody calls, because we have call waiting the "beeps" come through, and I believe they confuse the PC a bit... You can disable it, but we have our reasons for not... Does anybody else who's posted here have Call Waiting? The thing is, as soon as we disable call waiting for that call (By dialling *51 or something before the ISP's number) its fine..!?! Or had I done a test with totally "fluke" results?	Chilling_Silently (228)
162601	2003-07-26 02:45:00	Call waiting on your phone line does not causes pauses it can disconnect your modem completely if someone calls your number because the person gets a ringing tone and the call waiting tones can but not always disconnect your modem. Whether it does or not depends on the modem sensitivity to the call waiting signal. To disable call waiting add *52 to the front of the phone number you use to connect with. Now when someone calls your number while connected to the internet they get an engaged signal. To make your modem more stable to avoid pauses in downloads slow it down with an extra setting as has already been mentioned. What you use and how you do it depends on your Win system and modem type. If you give these details this can be explained further.	Jim B (153)
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