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| Thread ID: 21699 | 2002-07-01 23:58:00 | modem strings in new pc | tweak'e (174) | Press F1 |
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| 59065 | 2002-12-14 21:45:00 | It does not mean you have a faulty modem. You will see on this thread that slowing your modem to 33k can overcome these problems, have you tried this. In extra setting type in +MS=V34 and change max speed to 38400 |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 59066 | 2002-12-24 12:55:00 | Yep tried that also Jim...even using different settings supplied at pccompanies support site i.e +ms=v90,,,,,45333 If this carries on much longer I'll go external. |
8thwonder (795) | ||
| 59067 | 2002-12-26 10:58:00 | If V34 does not work for you then there is no point in trying other settings, the problem lies somewhere else . Your problem must be something else such as a phone line problem, something in your house creating noise or interference or possibly but unlikely a modem problem itself . These are some of the things that can cause disconnects . 1 Outlook Express is set to "hangup after sending and receiving" . To check this in Outlook Express go to TOOL > OPTIONS > CONNECTIONS and ensure "hangup after sending and receiving" is not selected . 2 You have call waiting on your phone line . 3 . You are using an extension cord, or a double adapter on the phone jack . These can cause problems as the more connections between the modem and the wall cause more static, which modems do not like . 4 Make sure your telephone cord is not close to electrical leads or electrical equipment . 5 . Try unplugging your telephone or any other device attached to the back of the modem . 6 . Try unplugging other telephone equipment in the house . It's possible to have too many devices on your phone lines or extension . Try unplugging extra phones, fax machines, and answering machines to see if the disconnects stop . Home security systems and Sky digital which have phone line connections can also cause problems . 7 . Someone in your house picks up a phone extension that is on the same line as your modem . This will interrupt your modem connection in much the same way as call waiting does . 8 . You are using older modem drivers . Try going to your modem manufacturers web site and downloading the latest drivers . 9 . There is significant line noise that is interrupting the modem connection . Even if you can't hear noise on the telephone there could still be enough to disrupt the modem . Electric fences are a source of noise which can cause modem problems . |
Jim B (153) | ||
| 59068 | 2002-12-26 11:52:00 | If you have call-waiting put *52 in front of the number you are dialling - this will disable call waiting for the duration of the call. Also check your modem settings to make sure it will not disconnect after so many mins of idle - right click on your internet connection shortcut under "dialup networking" or "network and dialup connections" in control panel and look at "options" tab or under the modem properties in other versions of Windows and look for check that "hang-up after ... mins of idle" is set to never. :p |
HadO (796) | ||
| 59069 | 2002-12-26 18:25:00 | I have a connexant modem. and about 5 of my friends have computers with winmodems. None of us have ever had any problems with time outs etc etc. Big deal if a winmodem uses the cpu to do it's calculations. It still works on the same principal of modulating and demodulating the signal. The only time a winmodem might crap out is if the CPU load was 100%. But i'm sure winmodems reserve a little bit for themselves. Other thread comments that externals are better than internals is also crap. Yes this may have been the case in the days of 2400 Baud. But not these days. If someone is having constant timeouts with their connection (and they have the latest drivers) then it is more than likely their line. Indeed some problems can be caused by using the incorrect driver with a modem, and i reckon a lot of problems are caused by this also. |
roofus (483) | ||
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