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| 10657 | 2001-03-29 22:06:00 | I have a Pentium 100 32Meg Ram using a Dynalink 33.6 modem to connect to the Net. My problem is that each page usually takes an 'age' to download.ie data is received in small bits with many long delays in between. My connect speed is usually at least 31200.Is the problem likely to be with my ISP (IHUG), my settings or my phone line? Any help would be really appreciated. |
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| 10658 | 2001-03-29 23:56:00 | Hi Julie, If you can hear static or crackling on your phoneline have it checked by calling 120 (Faults), ask to have a line test done. Modems are fairly cheap now-a-days so you could look at upgrading to a v90 56k modem. You can get these brand new for around $80 or you can try the Trade and Exchange (www.trade-exchange.co.nz), modems: www.trade-exchange.co.nz (copy & paste the url into your browser) HTH |
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| 10659 | 2001-03-30 02:34:00 | first a little testing is required. what is download speed when u download a file? cheak your phone lines (might take a few goes at getting telecom to do anything). have u got a fax? try the faxright test, this will give an intercation of how bad the lines r. this will tell u the 'tilt' of the line which gets worse the further u r away from the exange. also gives prove of telecoms 'repairs'. if u have good noise free lines but u r a long way from the exange then buying a 56k modem might be a waste of money. have u tweaked the dun settings? try dun optimizer (freebe program). |
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| 10660 | 2001-03-30 03:57:00 | Thanks tr & Al...I have had telecom check the lines and they claim they are within their required standard!! I will try dun optimizer though and fax test. Thanks a lot |
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| 10661 | 2001-03-30 09:32:00 | Telecom have done a lot of work on our lines and tell me they are well up to scratch. I have a 56K hardware modem and tweaked the settings and checked out the installation and still seem to get a lot of lag(this page took 40secs to load). It seems there is a big gap between keying a link and getting a response. Once the response comes in the page usually loads really quickly(or that part of the page sent) I suspect it is an external problem although I don't have the technical knowledge to prove it. Could it be that the new Pacific cable is so good we're getting blockages at each end? |
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| 10662 | 2001-03-30 10:56:00 | the pacfic cable only effects downloading from overseas servers, if downloading of a local server is worse than an overseas server then its a problem with the server itself. 'this page took 40 sec to load' simply a case of crap server. with telecom always test after they have done repairs (download of a good server, your isp is normally a good intercation) as ive had telecom do heaps of 'repairs' before today. they just kept saying the lines r fine, untill the new contractors took over and repaired it properly. speed went up to 4kps. | Guest (0) | ||
| 10663 | 2001-03-30 12:53:00 | There is an excellent article in NZ PC World September 1999, on tweaking modem settings, which i have tried and do work. If you dont have a copy, you may be able to obtain one from PC World | Guest (0) | ||
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