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| Thread ID: 27367 | 2002-11-21 01:32:00 | Internet/Xtra Woes (a.k.a. Dead connections) | ambasluv (1414) | Press F1 |
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| 100111 | 2002-12-10 01:51:00 | Around 98% PCI modem on the markets are soft modems :) | SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 100112 | 2002-12-10 02:46:00 | Price is also an indicator. $30 to $80 for soft modem, $90 to $140 for hardware modem and >$175 for external hardware modem. | crozier (2004) | ||
| 100113 | 2002-12-10 04:30:00 | If you are still having problems and your downloads are very slow then it will be due to poor quality phone lines and your modem connecting at a speed which can't be sustained. Slow your modem down to 33k and you will find you can download faster as at the moment I suspect you are not getting anywhere near 56k speeds so you can only gain by it. Here's how: For Win 95 98 ME Double-click on My Computer, then double-click on Dial-Up Networking. Right-click on the ISP connection icon and choose Properties. Click the Configure button. Change maximum speed to 38.400 Click the Connection tab. Click the Advanced button. In "Extra settings," enter the string. +MS=V34 Click OK to save changes. Restart the computer For Win XP Start/ control panels/ phone and modem options Click on Modem tab and then Properties Click on Modem tab at the top and change Max port speed to 38400 Click on Advanced In the Extra initialization commands box enter +MS=V34 Click OK and OK again |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 100114 | 2002-12-11 21:02:00 | Been thinking hard on this one . . . WARNING - POSSIBLE BAD LOGIC AHEAD! WinXP has an option when I right-click a program that let's me run a piece of software 'high priority' which is apparently a method of providing software with it's own memory space and processor time that can't be encroached on by other programs . Or so it says . If my modem is mainly software - would there be any way at all to run my modem 'high priority' so that me trying to run Jedi Knight at the same time (for net gaming purposes) wouldn't be killing off my connection . As I find on the msn gaming zone that I can get a reasonable ping rate (around 350) when getting a game organised, but this figure shoots to about 6000 when I start a game . A bit too laggy to be any fun . . . On the plus side, all this slow internet means I've become and absolute master of Solitaire and Minesweeper . Hope that those two progs aren't what's killing my modem . . . I'd go make a cup of tea while a page loads, but a man can only drink so much tea before he can't afford any more tea bags . . . |
ambasluv (1414) | ||
| 100115 | 2002-12-11 21:06:00 | you wouldn't really want to set High Priority coz it will really slow other things down .. even your mouse move can be jerky at times with 100% CPU usage. You really need to check the condition of your line :) |
SKT174 (1319) | ||
| 100116 | 2002-12-12 23:18:00 | umm, ok, hints on how to check my line? What to check for, that sorta guff? | ambasluv (1414) | ||
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