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| Thread ID: 58570 | 2005-06-04 22:42:00 | Clear News | R.M. (561) | PC World Chat |
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| 361258 | 2005-06-05 10:18:00 | Peter H Rockwell chipset - there is your problem. Had the same disconnection problems with Clear using Rockwell. Changed to another PC witha totally new modem - no problems, no disconnections, nothing Don't blame Clear for your PC problems sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 361259 | 2005-06-05 10:44:00 | I never get disconnected just problems connecting online. I get server no reply. I am on laptop with 3Com modem card (builtin). | Nomad (952) | ||
| 361260 | 2005-06-05 10:44:00 | Peter H Rockwell chipset - there is your problem. Had the same disconnection problems with Clear using Rockwell. Changed to another PC witha totally new modem - no problems, no disconnections, nothing Don't blame Clear for your PC problems sarel How does the brand of modem affect connecting to an ISP? :confused: |
sam m (517) | ||
| 361261 | 2005-06-05 23:41:00 | Exactly - What is so different between Clear & Paradise servers? Thanks to other replys who also have problems with the server not responding - means I am not a lone case. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 361262 | 2005-06-05 23:52:00 | Sam M How does the brand of modem affect connecting to an ISP? Sheez I don't know the fine electronic details - all that I can tell you is that the Rockwell chipset with Rockwell drivers or whatever had my dial up disconnecting 2-3 times on a session. Funnily enough, once I got a better PC with a Winmodem (I think) I haven't had a disconnection since (it's been more than a year now) - using same connections spot, etc. Perhaps Metla can tell us why the brand affect the connection - kind of you get a cr*p connection if you use a cr*p brand. LOL sarel |
sarel (2490) | ||
| 361263 | 2005-06-06 00:27:00 | Basically all internal PCI modems are able to give problems . Blaming the "Rockwell chipset" is not valid, it was probably a matter of some hardware or software being incompatable in the PC . What may or may not work on one PC is not applicable to another unless the hardware and software installed is identical . It could just as easily have happened in another PC using a Lucent or Motorola chipset, if there was a conflict . A soft modem (PCI modem, Winmodem) relies 100% on the PC's CPU to control it almost every step of the way in decoding the data, and any piece of hardware or software on the PC that interrupts this process can cause problems with the data or the connection . That means eveything has to work perfectly in real time . Given the huge variations of hardware and software, there will often be minor conflicts . In any chipset . If you want reliability, use an external RS232 connected modem . It doesnt need the PC CPU to tell it wat to do, it has its own . |
godfather (25) | ||
| 361264 | 2005-06-06 01:56:00 | In my case, it is an ISA slot modem that has been used in about 3 different M/B's. Again, the problem has only occured since I changed to Clear. Would be very loath to change it, but probally next CPU upgrade will have no choice. Won't be for a while, as my Athlon XP 2200+ does all I want it to. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
| 361265 | 2005-06-06 03:33:00 | ISA are the "equivalent" to Hardware serial RS232, as you say. But ISA slot motherboards are as rare as hens teeth these days. Mind you, so are 56k ISA modems. I suspect the ISP modem contention ratio, or just overloaded servers could be the case. Unlikely in the case of an ISA or Serial modem to be the hardware. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 361266 | 2005-06-06 04:21:00 | Thanks for your information GF. Basicly my thinking as well. As my account with Paradise is just "Parked" might go back for a month, and see what happens. Bye |
Peter H (220) | ||
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