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| Thread ID: 55756 | 2005-03-19 00:27:00 | Telcos and Dialup (Give us a break) | Myth (110) | PC World Chat |
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| 335572 | 2005-03-19 00:27:00 | I haven't been in this forum long. But I notice that almost every day there is someone in here having problems with their dialup. Granted that in some of these cases it comes down to software/hardware; but what about the rest of us (and this includes me - I know my comp is sweet, I know its a dialup problem)? I am wondering (hopefully this doesn't sound like a conspiracy lol) if the telecommunications 'High Lord' (Telecom) in its enthusiasm to push Jetstream, are just letting those of us on dialup languish with crappy service, in the hopes we change to the faster services. I don't know about the rest of you, but I know I for one can't afford to switch at this time (being a 30 something who is reeducating himself; with partner and young kid). I also know that I am living in an older telecommunications exchange area, where we are still using copper cable, and not fibre optic, so therefore our 'Jetstream' is going to be below par anyway, yet we will still have to pay full price. I am just curious as to what other members think about this, and if others are having the same problems. Note: this is NOT a 'I hate Telecom' post or thread, its more a 'What do you think' - in other words am I barking up the wrong tree Thanks :) |
Myth (110) | ||
| 335573 | 2005-03-19 00:34:00 | Granted that in some of these cases it comes down to software/hardware; but what about the rest of us (and this includes me - I know my comp is sweet, I know its a dialup problem)? I also know that I am living in an older telecommunications exchange area, where we are still using copper cable, and not fibre optic, so therefore our 'Jetstream' is going to be below par anyway, yet we will still have to pay full price. Thanks :) The second point - Jetstream does use copper. We don't get wired up with fibre optic cables. Pity. But we don't. The first point - how do you know "its" a dialup problem? What is? Heaps of things can affect a modem connection other than at the PC end. Your jackpoints, number and quality. Your wiring, both internal and external. The distance from the exchange. Dampness. Interference - like electric fences, cordless phones etc. Compatibility with equipment at the telcos end. Etc.... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 335574 | 2005-03-19 01:00:00 | 99% of my dial up problems ends up being a problem with the line and a problem at the exchange, its a battle to get someone here to even have a look at it sometimes.... | Prescott (11) | ||
| 335575 | 2005-03-19 01:14:00 | The fact that everybody uses $8 modems doesn't help,I read somewhere that if your modem costs less then your lunch then you can expect connection issues,Its true and it made me laugh. | Metla (12) | ||
| 335576 | 2005-03-19 02:05:00 | The fact that everybody uses $8 modems doesn't help,I read somewhere that if your modem costs less then your lunch then you can expect connection issues,Its true and it made me laugh. my modem cost $120...... has run 24/7 for 8 months and given 52K connect every time. using saturn for phone and ihug for ISP |
robsonde (120) | ||
| 335577 | 2005-03-19 03:03:00 | The fact that everybody uses $8 modems doesn't help,I read somewhere that if your modem costs less then your lunch then you can expect connection issues,Its true and it made me laugh. That is very true indeed. A good external serial modem, like US Robotics, is a sound investment. I proved to myself it gave a faster connection than a Rockwell Connexant win modem. Apart from any configuration and set up 'finger trouble' problems with the old ISA card full modems, like resolving IRQ conflicts etc, it seems problems multiplied when PCI win modems started to appear. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 335578 | 2005-03-19 03:16:00 | That is very true indeed. A good external serial modem, like US Robotics, is a sound investment. I proved to myself it gave a faster connection than a Rockwell Connexant win modem. Apart from any configuration and set up 'finger trouble' problems with the old ISA card full modems, like resolving IRQ conflicts etc, it seems problems multiplied when PCI win modems started to appear. Why was I flooded with hate mail when I said win-modems are crap? Seems others now agree with me. :o |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 335579 | 2005-03-19 03:32:00 | Why was I flooded with hate mail when I said win-modems are crap? Seems others now agree with me. :o Because most likely the 'hate-mailers' had no experience of anything other than win-modems. :) I agreed with you, but maybe I didn't say so :) |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
| 335580 | 2005-03-19 03:57:00 | In my dial-up days I made the switch to Serial RS232 modems on the 2 main computers here. All problems instantly went away, connections became reliable and consistent download speeds were seen. Even though the "reported" connect speeds were slightly below the WinModem figure the throughput was better, as I expected. The problem is that most people will not opt to spend the greater $ on the external. Some fall into the trap of buying USB external, but as I understand it most are just WinModems in drag, with the added overhead of a USB interface. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 335581 | 2005-03-19 05:40:00 | anybody estimate how much a serial modem will cost? | Edward (31) | ||
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